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Glob posted...

Yes, I do live in a country where owning anything other than a shotgun is more or less always going to be illegal, and owning a shotgun isnt easy. Before that I lived in the UK, which is mostly the experience Im speaking of.

Criminals do still have guns, and Ive not been entirely sheltered from dealing with them. However, the number of criminals who have them would be significantly lower than in the US.

My original response however, was to refute the idea that if you live in a rough area it just makes sense to have a gun. Nothing was said about it being in the US, though I still think that the issue there isnt that the criminals have guns, its that your police officers arent up to the task of dealing with that situation.

Home invasion crime and violence during burglary is much worse and higher in the UK because the homeowner is not likely to have protection. UK has near twice the home invasion rate as the US and they occur when he home is occupied because not only are guns banned, but other forms of self defense are punished. You can't even rest easy beating up a burglar there because if you're not charged with assault by some luck the criminal can always successfully sue you. You can even physically assault someone(start attacking them) and if you lose that fight and suffer an actual injury like an orbital fracture or broken nose/jaw you can sue. To cope with this the populace has been conditioned to think it's actually wrong or "not the best choice" to defend yourself and your home.

Here's another clown world nugget. They have what's called a "known trespasser". So if someone routinely trespasses on your property(a crime in a sane society) they have all the rights and protections of a guest or invited person.