Help finding a citation

[InfamousLegend]

Need help finding a citation that shows Armed civilians stop more crimes than police officers each year. I remember seeing this discussed previously but the search function eludes my capabilities.

[Librarian]

Can't find what does not exist.

Whatever non-LEOs may do that does not result in an arrest never gets tallied - why report 'I scared a guy away when I put my hand on my gun'? So, there is no way to conclusively document the 'Armed civilians stop more crimes than police officers' assertion.

[Dvrjon]

While I agree with Librarian's sentiments, today you can find a study to support just about anything, or be applied to support a given point. Of course, every result is subject to the conditions of the event and the failures of the study. Enjoy.

"...Newsweek has reported that law-abiding American citizens using guns in self-defense during 2003 shot and killed two and one-half times as many criminals as police did, and with fewer than one-fifth as many incidents as police where an innocent person mistakenly identified as a criminal (2% versus 11%)."

Source: Forbes. OP/ED | 2/21/2012 @ 1:32PM
Disarming the Myths Promoted By the Gun Control Lobby
(Page 2, 4th para)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrybell/2012/02/21/disarming-the-myths-promoted-by-the-gun-control-lobby/

Cheers.

JR

[Librarian]

Well, yes, but this information:

"...Newsweek has reported that law-abiding American citizens using guns in self-defense during 2003 shot and killed two and one-half times as many criminals as police did, and with fewer than one-fifth as many incidents as police where an innocent person mistakenly identified as a criminal (2% versus 11%)."

Source: Forbes. OP/ED | 2/21/2012 @ 1:32PM
Disarming the Myths Promoted By the Gun Control Lobby
(Page 2, 4th para)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrybell/2012/02/21/disarming-the-myths-promoted-by-the-gun-control-lobby/

does not apply to this request.

Need help finding a citation that shows Armed civilians stop more crimes than police officers each year. I remember seeing this discussed previously but the search function eludes my capabilities.

'Shot and killed more criminals' <> 'stopped more crimes', since crimes include a whole lot more than armed confrontations.

Perhaps the OP misremembered what he was asking for.

[Dvrjon]

Well, yes, but this information:
does not apply to this request.
'Shot and killed more criminals' <> 'stopped more crimes', since crimes include a whole lot more than armed confrontations.
Perhaps the OP misremembered what he was asking for.

True. But as I noted,
"While I agree with Librarian's sentiments, today you can find a study to support just about anything, or be applied to support a given point."

I never said it had to be relevant.

Apologies. I've been chatting with my Dem wife.

JR

[InfamousLegend]

Dvrjon actually linked the information I was looking for, I simply worded it incorrectly.

Thanks for the link

[SonofWWIIDI]

Don't know about citations, but check out Dr Gary Kleck.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=ptCtNW5yI7c&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DptCtNW5yI7c

http://www.saf.org/lawreviews/kleckandgertz1.htm

http://civilliberty.about.com/od/profiles/a/Gary-Kleck-Biography.htm

Might help.

Good luck.