A 53-year-old Sacramento-area woman, Carolyn Lisle, fetches her gun to repel a parolee trying to break into her home. And what does a local academic "expert" on gun control have to say?

She still might be an idiot.

"...said William Vizzard, chair of the criminal justice department at California State University, Sacramento...'we tend to see ourselves as heroic rather than idiotic.'

"...Vizzard, who has studied major research and written on gun issues, said two of the most prominent surveys differ dramatically in results, showing anywhere from 150,000 people a year to 2.5 million who claim success in thwarting crime with a gun.

"The answer is, no one can say for sure at the end of the day that the presence of a firearm doesn't increase your risk of getting injured, nor does it reduce your risk," he said.

Lisle is pretty sure where she stands: 'You need protection in this day and age.'"

Via ifeminists.

Posted by Matt Rosenberg at February 10, 2004 08:25 AM

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