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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
I could be satisfied with a single-shot rifle, shotgun, or pistol. Especially when they would significantly decrease the mass-murder events and make schools and churches safer. I doubt that most people would want to make that tradeoff. Maybe someday in the future if mass killing keeps increasing to an intolerable level, that might become a solution. It actually would preserve the 2nd Amendment and allow hunting, and home protection. The trick would be how to keep the bad guys armed only with similar low-tech firearms. But, it is a good thought experiment.
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Armed citizens stop 2.5 million violent crimes every year. It is estimated that half or more saved at least one life. 3.7 million homes are broken into every year. The typical home invasion occurs between 10am and 3 pm. in 1 million of the home invasions the people are home and 270,000 of them become the victim of a violent crime. 46.5% involve weapons, 38.2% involve firearms. That means 1,413,400 home invasions involve an armed intruder. Approximately 1,000 people are murdered each year during a home invasion.
Armed citizens stop a lot of crimes every year and save a lot of lives. If I'm faced with an armed assailant, I want a semi-automatic with an extra magazine.
Never has a person who survived a gun fight complained of having too much ammo and never have they wished for an inferior weapon.
What are the chances you will ever face an armed assailant?
Answer: Not zero.