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[QUOTE]Originally posted by First of Two: [QB] I wish I could quote directly from the report this came from, but I can't find it in the mass of papers, books, and things I call a bedroom. However: Criminals are 75-80% less likely to commit a home invasion if they believe the homeowner possesses a gun and is willing to use it. Roughly the same percentage would not approach a potential victim they believed to be carrying. Almost NONE would approach a victim they KNEW to be carrying. Can you blame them? Getting killed generally isn't on the bad guy's agenda. Firearms, the use and display thereof (because most of the time simply showing it is enough) continue to be used in the prevention of 1-2 million crimes a year in the United States. Average police response time is 15 minutes, often more in large urban areas. A lot can happen in 15 minutes. Two Dexter's Lab cartoon shorts, for one. Also, roughly the time required to break a door down, (or pick a lock), enter, murder the occupant, loot the place, and depart. And that's IF anybody called the cops in the FIRST place. Generally, when the cops are called, by then it's too late. If you want to be safe, you've got to make YOURSELF safe. Noone can do it for you. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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