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Originally Posted by stevie667
If guns keep people from breaking into other peoples houses, why do we still get people shooting people breaking into their houses?
People will still break into your house, and probably won't give a damn half the time if you have a gun because they intend to be in and out before you get a chance to confront them, or when your not present.
I'm not saying you shouldn't protect yourself, far from it, but people were killing and maming other people long before guns were invented. A golf club will do a fair amount of damage to someone, as will a large stick or kitchen knife. It's the mentallity that one needs a gun to properly defend themself that really gets at me.
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My thoughts exactly. My lack of a gun doesn't soften the business end of my cricket bat. Besides, I don't see how guns bear any relevance to burglaries in Britain because of our laws about them. Even if someone did break into a home and pulled a gun when confronted, what's the owner going to do? Politely ask the intruder to wait a second while they run to the cupboard to fetch their shotgun? Or are they supposed to shoot first and ask questions later, and in so doing kill what could potentially be a kid trying to make off with 20 quid? So long as guns aren't part of the equation, which I can't ever see them being here, I think we're in a better position to get some effective legislation through Parliament.