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Fire: Worried? No. I am in favor of castle doctrine. I am not in favor of killing, but recognize that it may be necessary in certain circumstances. I also believe that one 1) should learn the capability to kill bare handed if at all possible, 2) do one's killing thus if possible, 3) take responsibility for killing, and 4) be prepared for serious psychological issues afterwards. I train in the hopes that having training will make me less likely to have to use it. (Which is wishful thinking of the superstitious variety. I know.)
Your argument, however was (and I mean this in the nicest way possible), spurious and weak. You're saying that an increase in a negative result is acceptable because that negative result has already come about. That is symptomatic of a misunderstanding of statistics and probability that leads to people mistaking anecdotes for broadly significant events. Makes for great political rhetoric, but is a null signal on any sort of policy level.
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Light a man a fire, and he will be warm while it burns.
Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
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