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Originally Posted by ithaca
Kind of makes you wonder if everything still would have turned out fine for your friend if he had a gun at the time. Thieves with guns don't respond too well to homeowners with guns.
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Originally Posted by maat55
I can't imagine not having one. Guess who wins when take a stick to a gun fight. If your home is being invaded, a gun is your only sure equalizer.
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This raises another of my concerns. Does a gun actually help? If you are attacked and you are armed and the attacker isn't, drawing your gun might help. Or it might result in a struggle with the attacker where you are at risk of being shot with your own weapon.
If you are both armed, it becomes a speed contest. Who can draw and fire faster? Since the attacker came in prepared and you were caught by surprise, there is a reasonable chance that the attacker will win the race. As in the original post, had the victim had a gun, would the attacker have responded the same way and left without using his gun or would he have shot the victim to avoid being shot himself.
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