I am from Toronto Canada and we don't have many hand guns here but we do have a lot of long guns (rifles, shotguns, etc) especially outside of large cities. We do get a lot of American TV including their news. Here are my 2 cents.
There are often stories on U.S. TV of people using their guns to protect themselves but they are often stories of 1.) people being killed in shoots out with intruders or the reverse, 2.) being shot by intruders because their are afraid to take a shot or 3.) killing family members by accident.
Sadly, the last you hear about the most IMHO. In an urgent situation a gun with its bolt and ammunition locked away safely is of no use to anyone. What happens is guns are sometimes left easily accessible and then kids get a hold of them.
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Originally Posted by DangerDave
The result of the court case in DC has been news out here, and personally I was a bit shocked at the result.
.. but with opinions aside, I have to say that I have never heard of a story where a gun-owning citizen in the US has used their gun in 'self-defence' and it has saved their life?
Are there cases like this?
Is it just not newsworthy?
or is the self-defence argument just not a reality?
( please don't turn this thread into a pro vs anti argument, I just want to know if defence situations exist?)
DD
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