Fair enough, let's assume that's correct. You talk about intellectual honesty. Do you honestly believe there is a higher incidence of people who use their gun for self-defense than people who use it for crime and murder? Seriously?
Yes, this is absolutely true. Just as MOST crimes with a firearm do not involve firing a single round either. It's the THREAT in both cases.
Clearly you've never been to any of these places. This was an incident back in 1996 in Karachi, Pakistan. There were private armed guards stationed EVERYWHERE. At every store, at every neighborhood... and yes, two big guys with AK-47's at the door of the ice cream store where I went with my cousins. The value of life there is literally less than an ant -- people will shoot you without hesitation.
As far as getting carjacked, I could have had an M-16 strapped to my back, but the outcome would have been the same. If someone pulls a gun to your head, you don't exactly have a lot of options. At best I could have fired after the car if I had a gun... maybe hit some innocent kid on the side of the road, who knows.
Again, let's be intellectually honest. Are the citizens of Japan being terrorized by their government? How about Canada? Or any number of other countries with strict gun laws?
On the other hand I can name lots of countries with clearly tyrannical regimes and no gun control whatsoever. How well is it working out for them? The only people who die there are the innocents who get caught in the crossfire.
Oh and by the way... just like the second amendment, the constitution of Pakistan also guarantees citizens the right to keep and bear arms. Like I said in my previous post: Everybody has a gun, but nobody feels safe.
