Another quote I found very interesting from this reading is where Reed addressed a website he found talking about guns. He states, “Guns prevent an estimated 2.5 million crimes a year, or 6,849 every day. Most often, the gun is never fired, and no blood (including the criminal’s) is shed. Every year, 400,000 life-threatening violent crimes are prevented using firearms. 60 percent of convicted felons admitted that they avoided committing crimes when they knew the victim was armed. Forty percent of convicted felons admitted that they avoided committing crimes when they thought the victim might be armed” This quote explains to us and illustrates a way that saves us all from harm when being in a dangerous, life threatening situation. This quote explained that many felons who thought or knew that their victim had a type of weapon to defend themselves with, tried to avoid committing the crime, and getting away from the person they have targeted.