# Gun Ownership **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 22, 2007, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-ownership/401189 "2007-04-22T16:47:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![merrily](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@merrily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/merrily)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-ownership/401189/21 "2007-04-23T17:11:43Z")
[QUOTE=Omoikane] Are you really more likely to kill a family member than you are a criminal if you’ve got a gun in the house? [/QUOTE] Not necessarily distinct categories… ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-ownership/401189/22 "2007-04-23T18:34:13Z")
[QUOTE=pkbites] You sure you want to open up that debate can of worms here? [/QUOTE] I may be mistaken, but my Sarcasm Meter twitched pretty good when I read **yoyodyne’s** post. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-ownership/401189/23 "2007-04-23T19:59:05Z")
[QUOTE=amarone] I dont; think that knowing thr result from one of the hundred million households in the US is terribly helpful. Can we have some meaningful statistics on the OP’s question? [/QUOTE] Don’t be a wet blanket! Only ninety-nine million-odd more responses and we’ll have a pretty good statistical foundation. I’ll subscribe to this thread…we’ll see! Sailboat [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-ownership/401189.md?page=1)