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Originally Posted by devonin

The stats on this show that you are -hugely- more likely to accidentally shoot yourself or a family member/friend than a home invader.

Also a number of people in jail for B&E and Robbery with guns have reported (whether you want to trust this or not is totally up to you) that the only reason they brought guns to their crime was to counteract the concern that the homeowner would have a gun. And that basically if they knew the homeowner didn't have guns, they wouldn't have either, and relied on fright or bats/knives etc in case of confrontation.

as a homeowner i wouldnt want a fair fight. i want to have the advantage in my own home, and if burglars arm themselves when breaking and entering, they bring in a "more fair" fight at the risk of death or a harsher sentence