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Ok, I live in a military town, and as is typically the case during hard times crime rates are increasing rapidly. There is considerable gang activity and street signs in my neighborhood are being tagged (and then painted over and re-tagged) by Gangsters Disciples and Latin Kings. Violent crimes against soldiers are on the rise as they have stable incomes and thus things to take. Crimes against soldiers wives are also on the rise while their husbands are deployed for the same reason as well as the obvious...they are home alone for a long period of time.
Being in a military town it is not unusual to see body armor in the pawn shops (usually illegally) and even petty criminals have easy access to armor and weapons (and friends).
If I have time during a home invasion I am going to grab a long gun, in part because I am more confident on it's ability to punch through whatever vest/nonsense the assailant has brought to the fight (since he is knowingly breaking into an occupied home). Additionally I have better control over round placement, increased stopping ability, faster re-engagement, and a higher magazine capacity. This becomes especially important if multiple assailants are involved.
I fully expect anyone who knowingly invades an occupied home in a military town to come fully prepared for a fight.
I am making a personal decision with regards to my level of preparedness based on my life experience, ability and perceived risk. For someone else to tell me I have no reason to keep a firearm for self defense is arrogant in the extreme.
As for keeping an 'assault weapon:' such weapons are simply firearms which are designed to be particularly useful in combat/defense situations and thus ideally suited to the homeowner looking for a way to protect himself/family/property, potentially from multiple armed attackers.
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