When there is a gun kept in the home, the chances of unintentionally shooting/killing a family member far exceeds that of it being used in their defense.A gun in the home is 22 times more likely to be used in an unintentional shooting, than to be used to injure or kill in self-defense.
19 Facts You Need to Know About Guns
Firearm misuse causes only a small number of accidental deaths in the U.S. For
example, compared to accidental death from firearms, you are:
Four times more likely to burn to death or drown
17 times more likely to be poisoned
19 times more likely to fall
And 53 times more likely to die in an automobile accident
WISQARS Injury Mortality Report, Center for Disease Control, 2001
and this lets ban swimming pools
Causes of Death
Age in years all ages <1 1-4 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 ≥85 not
stated
Drowning or
submergence 3,482 75 493 375 646 419 480 354 217 179 156 64 24
Accidental
firearm
discharge 776 1 18 67 202 131 153 78 50 41 24 11 0
Which is more dangerous: A gun or a swimming pool?