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That's hugely dependent on who you are and where you live and so on, but there are estimated to be around 6 million violent crimes per year, or about 55 people

That's hugely dependent on who you are and where you live and so on, but there are estimated to be around 6 million violent crimes per year, or about 55 people per violent crime. Of course many people are victimized more than once, so you can't easily extrapolate to how likely a random person is to be victimized. Either way, over a lifespan, that is a significant risk. >And it doesn't seem logical to me that a criminal who wants to (i.e. rob you) is really going to actually shoot and kill you to do it. What you're missing is that I don't want someone to rob me. I don't want my family to ever be at the mercy of a violent thug. They ultimately depend upon me for their safety, and I am going to do what I can to guarantee it.

dbbk 8y ago
> What you're missing is that I don't want someone to rob me. Of course. > I don't want my family to ever be at the mercy of a violent thug. No one does. > They ultimately depend upon me for their safety, and I am going to do what I can to guarantee it. Buy a pepper spray? What do you need a weapon of killing for?
- sDlEzAtyoNAz 8y ago
  >What do you need a weapon of killing for? Are you denying that there are situations in which a gun will incapacitate a deadly threat but pepper spray will not?
  - dbbk 8y ago
    Okay we are not on the same page at all because again I don't understand what "deadly threat" you could be encountering. You're talking like you live in the Purge or something.
    - sDlEzAtyoNAz 8y ago
      I'm talking about the ~6 million estimated violent crimes that occur each year. Many, many of those are deadly threats. Any that involve a weapon are automatically deadly threats. Any involving multiple attackers are deadly threats. Any that involve a significant advantage in physical force of the attacker over the target are deadly threats. In general, any that involve the attacker being in a position to cause death or grave bodily harm are considered deadly threats, and can be legally met with lethal force if that is necessary to stop the threat. I'm not sure what world you are living in. There are millions of people who are victims of violent crime each year in the US. It happens. A lot.

dbbk 8y ago

> What you're missing is that I don't want someone to rob me. Of course. > I don't want my family to ever be at the mercy of a violent thug. No one does. > They ultimately depend upon me for their safety, and I am going to do what I can to guarantee it. Buy a pepper spray? What do you need a weapon of killing for?

sDlEzAtyoNAz 8y ago
>What do you need a weapon of killing for? Are you denying that there are situations in which a gun will incapacitate a deadly threat but pepper spray will not?
- dbbk 8y ago
  Okay we are not on the same page at all because again I don't understand what "deadly threat" you could be encountering. You're talking like you live in the Purge or something.
  - sDlEzAtyoNAz 8y ago
    I'm talking about the ~6 million estimated violent crimes that occur each year. Many, many of those are deadly threats. Any that involve a weapon are automatically deadly threats. Any involving multiple attackers are deadly threats. Any that involve a significant advantage in physical force of the attacker over the target are deadly threats. In general, any that involve the attacker being in a position to cause death or grave bodily harm are considered deadly threats, and can be legally met with lethal force if that is necessary to stop the threat. I'm not sure what world you are living in. There are millions of people who are victims of violent crime each year in the US. It happens. A lot.