-> There are stats floating around that would _seem_ to indicate that
 -> as a percentage cops hit bystanders more often than armed
 -> civilians...but let us beware: correlation is _not_ causation.
 JP> I would hypothesize that the majority of armed civilians are firearms
 JP> enthusiasts, whereas a large percentage of LEO's are not and probably
 JP> only go to the range to practice when their captain makes them go.
 Those are probably reasonably accurate conclusions.  So what we end up
 with when we make the comparison is apples to oranges.  I'm not sure
 that there is any kind of valid comparison.
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