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> [“In fact, private citizens legally use firearms in self-defense 800,000 to two and one half million times a year according to a study by Professor Gary Kleck, a noted criminologist at the Florida State University. In 80 or 90 percent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gutmacher/in-fact-private-citizens-legally-use-firearms-in-self-defense-800-000/)

[Jon Gutmacher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gutmacher/)

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> [“In fact, private citizens legally use firearms in self-defense 800,000 to two and one half million times a year according to a study by Professor Gary Kleck, a noted criminologist at the Florida State University. In 80 or 90 percent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gutmacher/in-fact-private-citizens-legally-use-firearms-in-self-defense-800-000-2/)

[Jon Gutmacher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gutmacher/)

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