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Originally Posted by disneysteve
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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The ideas is, that you know your house better and they have to get in. Most times they will make noise in the attempt giving you time to get ready.
I'll take my chances with the gun. One ,of the many reasons, I would be detoured from entering someones home without permission is that i'm afraid I will be shot for it.