I hope that factoid isn't distilled from Klecks dubious statistics. If Klecks assertions are true, there is a lot of unreported crime in the USA, as his gun defense stats are higher than the number of reported crimes. This rather blows the argument that more guns = less crime right out of the water.
A lot of crime is unreported. Would you report to the police that you were unsuccessfully mugged? Yes if you had a clear view of the guys face, no if the guy had two brain cells working and was attacking form darkness, cover, and with a ski mask. At that point there is no point of reporting it. Same with if someone tried to break inot your home. You don't report it nine tenths of the time as they were not successful and you just want to head back to bed. The point with more guns= less crime is that at first there is less successful crime, then less crime. In my opinion less succussful crime is great.
Also, reaching for a gun because a stranger looks at you funny isn't a gun defence, it's an act of paranoia, and a false positive in the stats.
Wow did you come up with that sterotype all by yourself?
Listen I have carried a gun for a long time. I have never once reached for it just becuase someone looked at me funny. I have never used it in even an attempt at suicided, despite depression. I have drawn it only a handfull of times with the intent to use it. I have fired 3 rounds from it outside of a shooting range. Two of those were to put down deer that had been struck by careless drivers and the other was at the dirt in front a bear that was actively coming after me in a threatening manor. I am a typical Gun owner and a typical citizen, I do my best to respect every law, even ones I feel are unjust.