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The Cato Institute is a public policy research organization dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. TOUGH TARGETS: When Criminals Face Armed Resistance from Citizens "Gun owners stop a lot of criminal mayhem— attempted murders, rapes, assaults, robberies—every year." This special white paper uses an extensive collection of news reports from an eight-year period to survey the circumstances and outcomes of defensive gun uses in America. The authors examine recent legal issues and trends surrounding the law of self defense and explore the circumstances in which people use guns againist criminals, illustrating how the vast majority of gun owners are ethical and competent— and how tens of thousands of crimes are prevented each year by ordinary citizens with guns. A lengthy appendix provides scores of documented examples in which ordinary people have used guns to defend themselves. SINGLE COPIES: $10.00 Click here to read the PDF   A new project of the Cato Institute, Libertarianism.org is a resource on the theory and history of liberty, broadly construed. Examine the history of libertarianism, the major thinkers, and events in the long struggle for liberty. Read essays, books and magazines on libertarian theory and history. View original and archival audio and videos that you can't find anywhere else. Access news, analysis, featured content, and more from the Libertarianism.org blog. Libertarianism takes many forms, and you can explore them all here.   Share with friends   Unsubscribe / Manage Subscriptions Copyright © 2012 Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001

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