Yeah, I have read the same "statistics". Best to dig them out of the FBI Uniform Crime Report for an unbiased/slanted/predispositional "report". I have loaded firearms in every room of my house, some rooms have several, pistols mostly. I never leave my house without a gat on me, like leaving the house without your car keys or money. But then, I have had the opportunity to use a firearm in self-defense a couple of times. I didn't pull the trigger, but every criteria had been met for a good shoot, just the Lord was looking out for someone that day.