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>It won't stop them from bludgeoning you to death with, etc. Fun fact: you only get bludgeoned to death _because_ you own guns. In most of the civilized world,
by ohgodplsno 3y ago
>It won't stop them from bludgeoning you to death with, etc.
Fun fact: you only get bludgeoned to death _because_ you own guns. In most of the civilized world, people do not get assaulted in their own home by thieves. Thieves see that you're awake, run away because handling the police is more trouble than it's worth, done.
- harimau777 3y agoYou are saying that a greater risk of being shot during a home invasion makes a thief more likely to break in? That doesn't make sense.
- roundandround 3y agoNo he's saying they are more likely to bludgeon you because you may have a gun and shoot them before they can run away.
- thesuperbigfrog 3y ago>> Fun fact: you only get bludgeoned to death _because_ you own guns. In most of the civilized world, people do not get assaulted in their own home by thieves. Thieves see that you're awake, run away because handling the police is more trouble than it's worth, done. Citations needed. What distinguishes how intruders will react? When intruders are in your home, how do you know it is burglary versus home invasion, sexual assualt, kidnapping, etc. ? >> In most of the civilized world, people do not get assaulted in their own home by thieves. What defines "the civilized world"? In many parts of South America and Central America criminals will kill victims and witnesses so that no one will be able to identify them or testify against them. How do you know what intruders will or will not do? >> Thieves see that you're awake, run away because handling the police is more trouble than it's worth, done. Depends on the intruders (how do you know they are thieves?), depends on the police, depends on the speed of police response. If the intruders can stop you from calling the police and you are not a significant threat, why would they run away?
- ohgodplsno 3y ago[flagged]
- thesuperbigfrog 3y ago>> the likelihood of being shot is much higher than in countries where guns are unavailable Sounds like inner-city Chicago. There are many places where crime is bad and police response is poor. In some places the police can be more dangerous than the criminals. Should people who live in such places be able to defend themselves? >> Can you make yourselves believable for once? You live in bumfuck nowhere Texas where you'll never have a single home invasion in your life and have access to police intervention pretty much anywhere in the country. You're not in Oaxaca risking your life against narcos every day. And if you did, by god you do not want to have weapons because they will know and they will definitely murder you. This kind of response probably violates the HN guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Do you really presume to know someone else's lived experiences or intend to cast others into a stereotype? >> I could give you dozens of studies that show that societies where guns are easy to access have both a higher rate of violence and higher degree of violence Please share these studies.
- ohgodplsno 3y ago[flagged]
- tptacek 3y agoWhat do you think "inner city Chicago" is, and what do you think it's like to be there? Just flag comments that violate the guidelines.