Tough Targets: When Criminals Face Armed Resistance from Citizens
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=14031
Audio interview:
http://www.cato.org/multimedia/daily-podcast/counting-defensive-use-firearms
I don't think this is a definitive study, but as the author Clayton Cramer points out, there are problems getting to the data. But I do think the Cato Institute is respected and this study could be used to counter-act some of the skewed statistics that are commonly used by politicians during gun debates. I think it can and should be used to counter quotes and claims from LCAV.
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=14031
Audio interview:
http://www.cato.org/multimedia/daily-podcast/counting-defensive-use-firearms
I don't think this is a definitive study, but as the author Clayton Cramer points out, there are problems getting to the data. But I do think the Cato Institute is respected and this study could be used to counter-act some of the skewed statistics that are commonly used by politicians during gun debates. I think it can and should be used to counter quotes and claims from LCAV.