Explain why guns are not a proven deterrent in the context of burglary

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Research has suggested that gun ownership may not be a highly effective deterrent to burglars. First, researchers have devoted little effort to determining if other criminals like robbers, can be deterred by gun use. Second, the methodology used by some researchers who study the relationship between gun ownership and burglary rates has been considered flawed. Finally, aggregate research fails to account for what is going on in the head of the burglars themselves. Hence, it is not clear if armed citizens do in fact deter would be burglars.

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