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Originally Posted by DaFace
Yeah, but that's where the issue lies as I see it - you're far more likely to shoot someone on accident (or on purpose in some case) than you are to ever actually have to defend yourself. Even in cases where it does happen like did with your wife, a vast majority of burglaries happen when no one is home, so the gun wouldn't have made a difference anyway.
Again, I don't fault people for wanting the sense of security that having a gun around brings, but you're fooling yourself if you think you're substantively safer by having one.
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Yeah. I hear you. If we have a kid, no gun where a kid can get it. At that point, the probability is higher that the kid will hurt themselves as opposed to me protecting them with it.
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Originally Posted by DaFace
(Personal opinion here - not stats.) The other issue I see is that most burglaries are intended to steal shit, not to kill people. While some burglars may carry a weapon in case they end up having to confront people, their primary intent is to steal things of value. Even when confronted, most aren't going to immediately want to kill someone if they don't have to. They'll make threats, they'll point a gun at you, but they're not going to pull a trigger unless they're really feeling threatened. And a homeowner pointing a gun at someone is decidedly threatening.
Will you get to them first? Maybe. But there's a good chance shots wouldn't have been fired in the first place had the homeowner not gone in guns blazing.
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You're entirely too logical. In reality, it is far more logical to obtain material goods legally than steal them in almost any case. So by default, thieves are not logical.
Additionally, if a dude is willing to break the law and steal your shit, it's probably not that far away from not giving a **** whether or not he blows a hole in some dude.
Here's how I see it going down. Dude decides he's going to break into my house. If he comes into my house without giving a **** whether or not I'm there, he's probably not going to think twice about blowing a hole in my abdomen.
Dude comes in thinking I'm gone, and I yell "HEY MOTHER****ER". He's going to freak and act even farther from logic. His primary thought will be he needs to get the **** out and save his hide. It's tough to preserve freedom when some dude just witnessed you breaking in and stealing his shit. Easiest way out. Blow a hole in the guy yelling at you.
I think the probability is a lot higher than you think of having somebody break in while you are there and you getting out unscathed.