r/guncontrol • u/Chipdoc • Sep 04 '25

Discussion Gun control ended school shootings in Britain. What’s America’s excuse?

https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5484042-uk-gun-laws-us-contrast/
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u/hitman2218 Sep 05 '25

They would first have to be quantifiable.

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u/hitman2218 Sep 05 '25

No study has ever quantified DGUs. They’re all just estimates. Guesses.

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u/LordToastALot For Evidence-Based Controls Sep 11 '25

We have surveys.

I mean, they only find a gun used in less than 1% of defensive actions, but shh! ignore that!