Criminals Killed Each Year:

Police: 606

Armed Citizens: 1527


Is this supposed to cast armed citizenry in a positive light? Because I'm not seeing it that way. First of all, there are far too many variables to make this direct statistical comparison meaningful in the slightest-- but even with all things being equal, the roll of the police is not to kill criminals. The lower the number, the better. We have a judiciary system for a reason.

I definitely lean towards gun control, but I think it is a very nuanced issue. Abusing and misrepresenting statistics to "win" the debate is pretty much the nut low. You're a smart guy spoon, aside from trolling, why do you insist on reducing the debate to a win at all costs shit slinging event?