FAIL: NPR's hot take about guns and 'the average person' is SO scorching it spontaneously combusts

Another day, another “here’s why guns don’t make you safer” hot take, this time courtesy of NPR:

"The average person … has basically no chance in their lifetime ever to use a gun in self-defense," one researcher concluded after analyzing figures from the National Crime Victimization Survey. https://t.co/Nfc71tsc6J

— NPR (@NPR) April 15, 2018

First of all we’d like to know what people are considered “below average” or “above average” and why they seem to be exceptions. That aside, the point they’re trying to make is absurd:

The average person is also not a victim of violent crime. The average person will never need to use a fire extinguisher, the average person will never be saved by a seat belt… https://t.co/eAt6yvYbZt

— Chris Loesch (@ChrisLoesch) April 16, 2018

Throw out your smoke detectors, folks, because the odds are they’ll never save your lives anyway! *Eye roll*

What a stupid way to phrase it. The average person also has little chance of ever using CPR or a defibrilator. So what? https://t.co/RhFr8mu9NS

— Robert Kroese (@robkroese) April 15, 2018

The average person.. Has basically no chance….. of being a victim of a mass shooting event.

Defensive gun usage is many times more likely https://t.co/wnE5hYlUhF

— AppyPollyOllyGees (@PollySpin) April 15, 2018

Right to own a gun deters potential criminals from ever trying. But don't let an obvious counterpoint stop you from trying to take our rights at our expense. https://t.co/lHqEzjJmx1

— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) April 16, 2018

It’s an across-the-board fail, but nice try, NPR!

For comparison, the ".9% used in self defense" is still more than the 0.000044% chance of being killed in a school shooting https://t.co/9QNYveuM2s

— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) April 15, 2018

guess we should get rid of insurance too https://t.co/kUwo2RoIGf

— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) April 15, 2018

The average person hates NPR, one researcher concluded https://t.co/3ur9RtVXfp

— Mitch Behna (@MitchBehna) April 15, 2018

The average person would hope to God that they didn't, but would prefer to have that option if the moment ever arrived. https://t.co/ypK7Vs7UBb

— Federalist Musket?? (@Patriot_Musket) April 16, 2018

There's dumb, then there's NPR dumb. Not sure why my tax dollars should be funding this as it only serves to lower the IQ of the general population while raising the sanctimony. https://t.co/EUHjNnHSdL

— Robb (@ItsRobbAllen) April 16, 2018

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