Guns are used an estimated 2 million times a year by civilians to "protect" in the US. Here's only the latest incident I've come across, where a couple were sa

Guns are used an estimated 2 million times a year by civilians to "protect" in the US. Here's only the latest incident I've come across, where a couple were saved from injury or intended death (as admitted by the perp) because they had a gun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=84359240&v=0UXe9seMabc&x-yt-ts=1421782837&feature=player_embedded https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=84359240&v=0UXe9seMabc... It's a bit disturbing, crazed guy breaks through door and gets shot 3 times, not fatally. A situation predicable enough that they had a video camera running, although it got knocked over about when he fully entered the apartment and got shot the first time. There are a very few people who apparently are "hoping to have a chance" to use their guns to shoot somebody else. We generally hear about them because of the word we have for them afterwords, normally: criminals. I'll let you judge for yourself how eager this guy was, he lets go of some of his verbal and emotional self-control once the assailant is on the floor in pain and not so much of a danger anymore. ADDED: Ah, yeah, just renewed my CCW license, and asked the person about how many state licenses are outstanding in my county, Jasper of Missouri in the SW corner, includes ~90% of the city of Joplin. About 5,000, about double from 3 years ago, which means a solid 5% of the age eligible population. We've clearly indicated we have a desire to be able to use our guns to "protect" ourselves and our loved ones (8 hour class, $100 for initial license, $50 for every renewal); I kinda doubt that many of us are are "hoping to have a chance" to "protect" ourselves with our guns....