>>>>>Here in the U.S. I think they always just assume there IS a gun on the premises. They should.
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>>>>And I imagine they are usually right. Guns in homes here are not the norm. Although you just gave me an odd thought. In the type of domestic dispute that would require police intervention, I wonder what the stats are on there being a gun in the home or not. After all, those people would also not represent the norm in our society. I suspect there are no such stats available - especially when the gun, if there is one at all, isn't used during the dispute. I also suspect that the incidence of guns existing in those homes would be higher than in normal society, but that might just be my own prejudices speaking. Interesting thought.
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>>>SNIP
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>>>I suspect there are figures somewhere.
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>>>I've read that in the bigger cities the gun regisrty is checked before attending any domestic disputes.
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>>That's what I was saying before. If the gun registry has done nothing else, it has at least given the police a hint about what they might find when they have to go out on a call.
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>Unlikely. The registry was a huge expenditure for little gain. The police would be fools to rely on it. There is nothing keeping it accurate.

If it's inacurate, then it's only because so called 'law abiding citizens' are breaking the law.