(06-08-2018, 09:00 PM)lastonealive Wrote: But homicide is far more likely in the US so it's obviously not working?

I don't live in fear of intruders coming to get me. I have decent locks on house and windows to try and prevent any opportunist burglars while I'm at work. I don't need an AK or any other self defense thanks

I can't really argue with the homicide rate number, but I think it's a bit misleading. 

There are about 17k homicides in the US. About 10K are gang-related. We have a gang problem for sure, but if you aren't in a gang, you don't have much to worry about. 

Why do you think, by owning a gun, that we live in fear? I want a gun because I don't know what could happen. It doesn't matter if I'm in the UK (or elsewhere), or at a place where I probably wouldn't meet someone else with one. I'd still want the advantage should I need it. Are locks and windows really the only means of self-defense that you have?

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