Re: Riding a bike a protection and in general

On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:31:23 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 6/18/2025 9:11 PM, John B. wrote:

 
your examples just add to the example --- an
auto, designed and used ed as a transportation device and kills more
people"accidentally" then the terrifying guns.

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Advantages vs. disadvantages, John.
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Almost all Americans can live just fine without a gun, but not without a
car.
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If a person does get a gun for "protection," they or someone in their
household becomes much more likely to get shot, which belies the idea of
its "protection" value. IOW, good data shows its detriments are greater
than its benefits.
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Very few Americans can live without a car. Its transportation value is
huge, and that benefit greatly outweighs the detriment of possibly
causing someone's death.
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Advantages vs. disadvantages. Ponder that, getting help if necessary.

"If a person does get a gun for "protection," they or someone in their
household becomes much more likely to get shot"
--Krygowski

Nonsense. There are probably more people who bought a gun for
protection who have not been shot, than people who bought a gun for
protection who have been shot. According to the stupid conclusions
that Krygowski parrots, that would mean buying a gun for protection
makes you less likely to get shot.

In other words, data can be manipulated to "prove" anything a person
wants to prove, and gullible fools will lap it up and swallow it if it
fits their agenda.

--
C'est bon
Soloman