re: Obama's CDC study on Firearms.

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You aren't going to find any reliable statistics on this figure because defensive use often goes unreported. Even something as simple as brandishing a firearm at a criminal is enough of a deterrent without firing a shot. The number could be well into the millions.

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The 500,000 to 3 million figure is based on an extrapolation of national surveys. Finding the justification for that extrapolation is always important and worthwhile in my view.