>I'm always really interested in the straw man 'home invasion' fantasy that the pro-gun lobby brings out. Why would someone invade your home with a weapon? For

>I'm always really interested in the straw man 'home invasion' fantasy that the pro-gun lobby brings out. Why would someone invade your home with a weapon? For financial gain? Just for jollies[1]? FWIW, It happened tn the UK, specifically in Liverpool, in Kensington ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensington,_Liverpool http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensington,_Liverpool ), where a friend lived while doing his PhD. Forunately he was not in and the door of his room was locked (he shared the house with other guys). The burglar took lots of valuable stuff from the rooms that were unlocked (so it was not someone of the friends).