(February 14, 2016 at 7:31 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(February 14, 2016 at 7:21 pm)Gawdzilla Wrote: So, SWAG 300,000,000 guns and SWAG again 10,000 DGU a year. 0.00003% of guns used as they are purportedly used for. Not good return on the money.
Well, I wouldn't say every one of those guns was purchased for that reason, would you?
That's the up front reason, "PROTECT OUR HOMES!!!". "Cool toys" is frown upon as being too honest. Toys killing kids is bad PR.