claim: "if there is a firearm available, it is 17 times more likely to be used either for suicide or for assaulting a friend, relative, an acquaintance than it is to be used in fending off an intruder."
author: paul soglin
evidence_1: oct 17, 2018 ... democratic gubernatorial candidate and madison mayor paul soglin claimed, “ the latest statistics demonstrated that if there is a firearm available, it is 17 times  more likely to be used either for suicide or for assaulting a friend, relative an  acquaintance than it is to be used in fending off an intruder.
evidence_2: aug 2, 2018 ... here's the rundown of our high five for the month. 1. guns: "if there is a firearm  available, it is 17 times more likely to be used either for suicide or for assaulting a  friend, relative, an acquaintance than it is to be used in fending off an intruder."  our rating: half true. the statement was by madison mayor ...
evidence_3: non-war gun deaths higher in u.s. than in many democracies ... and madison  mayor paul soglin claimed, “the latest statistics demonstrated that if there is a  firearm available, it is 17 times more likely to be used either for suicide or for  assaulting a friend, relative an acquaintance than it is to be used in fending off an  intruder.
evidence_4: but if suicide is what we're going to use guns for, then bullets should be sold in ...  boyfriend (who used to be your best friend) as he tries to jump out of the way ...  to add some more painful perspective, you are about 1500 times more likely to  be shot by a true american than by a ... and the math cannot be contradicted  either.
evidence_5: non-war gun deaths higher in u.s. than in many democracies ... and madison  mayor paul soglin claimed, “the latest statistics demonstrated that if there is a  firearm available, it is 17 times more likely to be used either for suicide or for  assaulting a friend, relative an acquaintance than it is to be used in fending off an  intruder.