It didn't take long to find this line, a few seconds scanning. "the current study debunks the widely quoted hypothesis that guns make a nation safer" Mission accomplished! Imagine that, what other conclusion would you expect them to make. Rather silly though, guns are not intended to make the nation safer. A man owns a gun to protect himself and his and thereby be as safe as he can provide. There are a few sounds that almost everyone recognizes, Chambering a round in a , lever action rifle, a pump shotgun, even a 1911 colt .45. Many time that simply action will immediately improve your safety position. They don't seem to understand this dynamic.