The national debate over guns usually plays out in predictable soundbites. Politicians rail about “gun violence,” activists chant slogans, and cable news cycles the same tragedies over and over. But one of the most important realities is rarely discussed: how often ordinary, law-abiding Americans carrying a firearm stop violent crime.

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