Unfortunately, such stories don't refute either. Anecdotal data are notoriously flawed, and as a matter of logic, stories in which a gun was used (whether fired or not fired) to stop a crime have no relationship to deterrence.flyer898 said:The Firing Line should consider capturing this kind of story in a sticky thread - it would be useful to have verifiable incidences of an armed citizen stopping a deadly force crime available to refute the argument that we are not a deterrent or a counterweight to crime.