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Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX
A couple of months ago a home 3 doors down was broken into. Burglars were very smart. Obviously knew the routine of the homeowners, broke in while they were not there, and took easily sellable items. To me, this is the modus operandi of most burglars. Smart and quick.
I disagree with several of your points but, to me only one point is important: How often any of your scenarios occur? Rape is a very hard one to break down. As I stated, I read the paper on a daily basis and watch the news pretty much every day. Home break-in murders make the news. They are probably the rarest of violent crimes. The last one I remember reading/hearing about was when 2 individuals in Austin were killed. Investigators later found out the guy was a drug dealer and the killers didn't want to pay him the money they owed him and killed the couple.
Contract killings??? Come on!! That's why I use the term "random home break ins" because what you are describing, for the most part, are not random.
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In Austin property burglaries on way on the increase, as are car break-ins, because the police aren't investigating any of them. The financial gain from these crimes is small, and just because they burglers got away doesn't mean they were intelligent.
How many break-ins involving rape and murder does there need to be for you to consider it a risk? In Austin there are very few murders, but in most American cities murder is a rather routine and commonplace matter.
The risk is substantial, and there would be a lot more such crimes if people didn't have guns to defend themselves with.
What I really disagree with is the notion that all of use who are responsible and intelligent should have our necessary right to self defense comprmised because of idiots and morons who misuse their weapons.
I just don't care how idiots harm themselves.
I also think the government has no right to criminalize the ownership of anything, any weapon, so long as it's owner has no malicious intent.
It's not a good enough reason to say, "what do you need that for? If you don't need it then the government should make it illegal. Send the police after those guys! They shouldn't be having that thing."
If you go down that road the bullyboys in law enforcement will SWAT you just because you have one to many rounds in your clip. They'll shoot your dog first, and then shoot your wife in the head, and call it a day's work.
And whatever you do don't criticize the police for shooting your dog or family, because that's not supporting our heros or warriors.