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rob05c · 3439 days ago · link · · parent · post: Ask Hubski: Guns. Do You Have One? Do You Want One?
I used to want a gun for self defense. Then I took a martial arts class in college. The teacher was also a police consultant. He told us: "People with guns kill people with guns. People with guns don't kill people without guns." That is, if someone breaks into your house with a gun, and you pull a gun on them, they're going to shoot you if you don't shoot them first. Fifty-fifty you're dead. They have a gun and you don't, they don't shoot you. They take your stuff. Maybe they beat you up. Maybe they even rape you. But they don't kill you. I've never worked with the police. But I'm inclined to believe him. My 2ยข.