Georgetown University Study - 1.67 Million Self-Defense Incidents Per Year

From Georgetown University we get the following. 2021 National Firearms Survey: Georgetown McDonough School of Business Research Paper No. 3887145

This report summarizes the findings of a national survey of firearms ownership and use conducted between February 17th and March 23rd, 2021 by the professional survey firm Centiment. This survey, which is part of a larger book project, aims to provide the most comprehensive assessment of firearms ownership and use patterns in America to date. This online survey was administered to a representative sample of approximately fifty-four thousand U.S. residents aged 18 and over, and it identified 16,708 gun owners who were, in turn, asked in-depth questions about their ownership and their use of firearms, including defensive uses of firearms.

Now Georgetown University is a Jesuit Institution. That doesn't mean as much as it did 30 or 40 years ago. While probably not as Woke as a place like Yale, it has succumb to some of the Woke mind virus. That said, they did find the following.

Consistent with other recent survey research, the survey finds an overall rate of adult firearm ownership of 31.9%, suggesting that in excess of 81.4 million Americans aged 18 and over own firearms. The survey further finds that approximately a third of gun owners (31.1%) have used a firearm to defend themselves or their property, often on more than one occasion, and it estimates that guns are used defensively by firearms owners in approximately 1.67 million incidents per year.

Handguns are the most common firearms used in self-defense, and in most instances, (81.9% of cases) no shot was fired.

Click thru for more stats on the subject.

The hat tip for this goes to Colion Noir and his video Gun Ownership Higher Among Republican Women Than Democrat Men. I can highly recommend the video, and I did recommend it on Friday. It is 7 minutes long.

The 2024 Election Dissected by My Favorite Leftist

Shoe0nHead isn't your typical blue-haird Leftist. She didn't shave her head in protest of the election results. I guess she actually predicted the election results (I haven't see that video yet) She actually looks at the world, and has interesting things to say. Her videos are long, about half an hour each, but they don't come out every day, and they are entertaining AF.

In this video she takes apart the Democrats and the Kamala Harris campaign. And while she does give the Democrats some advice, she tells Republicans to not worry about it, because the Democrats won't listen to her. They will continue to call people names, say that Kamala ran a "flawless" campaign, and do the same thing the next time around.

The truth is my last video was way meaner and way harsher than the final product turned out to be. When I showed the video to my assistant, he basically had an intervention with me and he was like,

Listen you need to soften this up a bit. It's a few days before the election, you went too hard.

Well the election is over, and I'm sorry River but, I'm going hard.

You idiots. You morons. You imbeciles.

And then she let's the Dems have it.

One part I particularly liked is the section on Joe Rogan, in which Shoe0nHead talks about the Left's discussion of Joe Rogan: ShoeOnHead "We Need a Liberal Joe Rogan." It's a one minute clip.

Of course, they had a "Liberal Joe Rogan." His name? Joe Rogan. He endorsed Bernie Sanders back in the day. So they tried to destroy him. How dare you not go along with the establishment! [in your best Gretta T. voice] How dare you!

This is the Shoe0nHead video Downfall of The Democrats | The Truth About The 2024 Election. As I mentioned, it is a bit long at 37 minutes, but it is fun to see a Leftist/Populist take apart the Democratic establishment.

In one section of the video, a Democratic Party anayst said something about White men without college degrees ruining this country. Her response?

First of all, white men without college degrees built this country, [ __ ].

More on F*c*book Censorship

Colion Noir has a video on the recent decision by F*c*book to suspend Smith & Wesson from their platform. Facebook Just Banned Smith & Wesson, Why Gun Owners Should Care?

Let's dive into why Facebook’s censorship of the 2A community is a direct attack on the most American of rights—and why platforms like X are becoming the new battleground for free speech and gun culture.

Liberty Doll also has a video on this subject, that includes why she had to remove an AR-10 from her "studio" because of YouTube insanity. Smith & Wesson Kicked Off Facebook

You can find my original post on this topic at F*c*book Goes All In on Censorship

Prosecutors HATE Self-Defense

Can you give me another explanation for why this ruling took so long? Fatal shooting in Vermillion, SD was justified, authorities say

This event took place back in the middle of May in Vermillion, South Dakota, which is about 40 miles northwest of Sioux City, Iowa.

Authorities say that Kinchen, a Vermillion resident, texted a friend that day saying he was going to “slaughter” the owner of the home on Cataline Avenue. That evening, Kinchen reportedly obtained a black facemask, dressed in all-black clothing, altered his appearance by shaving his face and got a handgun. He then walked several blocks to the Catalina Avenue home and forced his way in.

The homeowner was there with a guest. Kinchen chased the guest and fired his gun at the guest.

The guest reportedly got a handgun from a vehicle in the garage and returned fire. Kinchen was struck in the arm and chest and died because of those injuries.

By entering the home he invaded, he was in violation of a court order.

So you add all of that up, and I have to ask, "Why did it take so long to determine the shooting was justified?" My answer is that the prosecutor hates self-defense.

Someone will say that they were waiting on the toxicology. (His blood alcohol was nearly three times the legal limit to be driving.) And what, does the toxicology have to do with the other facts in this case? Would the shooting not be justified if he was sober, or even more out of this mind?

And another article does reference the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation. So waiting on a bureaucracy is probably part of the excuse. But again, what difference could it have made?

At least it seems that they got to the right place eventually.

This has all the earmarks of a domestic violence attack. That he was an ex-boyfriend or ex-husband turned violent stalker. None of the articles I have seen state that, however, so I can't say that for sure.

Self-defense is a human-right.

AKIRA: The Documentary

Danika, AKA Comic Book Girl 19, has had a dream to do a documentary on the anime film, Akia. It seems that dream may be coming true.

Akira is a 1988 Japanese, cyberpunk film set in the far-distant, dystopian future of 2019.

This is the trailer for the upcoming film AKIRA: The Documentary

📅 Coming not soon. Like late 2025? Pray for us.

F*c*book Goes All In on Censorship

Why is anyone still using that crap system? Smith & Wesson gets kicked off Facebook for its stories about what?? - Must Read Alaska

The American firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson, which since 1852 has been a leading manufacturer of pistols, revolvers, rifles, and shooting accessories, joined Facebook 15 years ago. It’s now been kicked off of Facebook for breaking the rules by posting stories about … wait for it … weapons.

“Despite our extensive efforts and resources spent on trying to adhere to Facebook’s ever-changing community guidelines on firearms, our account was suspended indefinitely on Friday, November 22nd, 15 years after its original creation. In an era where free speech and the right to bear arms are under constant attack, we want to thank @elonmusk and @X for supporting free speech and our constitutional rights guaranteed by the 1st and 2nd Amendments.

Go read the whole thing. (Hat tip to KABA)