There are also various other ways of handling crooks. Like discussing (little chance of succes), scaring them (making noise scares burglars away already in most cases), using or threatening with a 'lighter' weapon like a baseball bat or a knife.
These are all pretty effective if the crook himself doesnt have a gun. In Europe the chance of a normal crook having a gun is a lot smaller then in the US. If the crook indeed has a gun, ok, he won this round but when he walks around with guns he will get arrested way faster then other crooks. If he doesnt you dont need to have a gun either.
So the permission to have guns increases the dangers in the society more then it protects you. As crooks in the US most likely have guns you as a normal citizen will feel the need to have a gun yourself for 'defence' but the danger of having a gun in your home is way higher then its effectiveness against crooks.
How often do you run into a crook? Alright, it depends in what neighbourhood you live, but you rarely meet them. You have guns all the time and having a gun in your house makes the border for using it way lower. So if you your brain isnt functioning a full 100% and you just had a fight you might get the gun and shoot everyone else. And also think of kids that might run into a gun when they are searching the house.
Now I would like to see some real reasons for having a gun
\/ Kinda proves my case
These are all pretty effective if the crook himself doesnt have a gun. In Europe the chance of a normal crook having a gun is a lot smaller then in the US. If the crook indeed has a gun, ok, he won this round but when he walks around with guns he will get arrested way faster then other crooks. If he doesnt you dont need to have a gun either.
So the permission to have guns increases the dangers in the society more then it protects you. As crooks in the US most likely have guns you as a normal citizen will feel the need to have a gun yourself for 'defence' but the danger of having a gun in your home is way higher then its effectiveness against crooks.
How often do you run into a crook? Alright, it depends in what neighbourhood you live, but you rarely meet them. You have guns all the time and having a gun in your house makes the border for using it way lower. So if you your brain isnt functioning a full 100% and you just had a fight you might get the gun and shoot everyone else. And also think of kids that might run into a gun when they are searching the house.
Now I would like to see some real reasons for having a gun

\/ Kinda proves my case