Family calls shooting of car thief ‘senseless’

[kiwiMark]

The other point is that people who think that pulling a gun is the best thing to do when they feel threatened are most likely mistaken.

This is a key thing for me. I don't really get how someone thinks they'd have an edge in this situation where there's one or more armed burglars in their house and they have a gun. 100% of the time the criminals are going to be more mentally prepared for the immediate situation than you are (in that they know they're breaking into your home, you don't) and in general terms it seems a pretty safe assumption that they're more comfortable with weapons and weapons in high pressure situations than you are.

[daviddem]

This is a key thing for me. I don't really get how someone thinks they'd have an edge in this situation where there's one or more armed burglars in their house and they have a gun. 100% of the time the criminals are going to be more mentally prepared for the immediate situation than you are (in that they know they're breaking into your home, you don't) and in general terms it seems a pretty safe assumption that they're more comfortable with weapons and weapons in high pressure situations than you are.

Exactly. And that's not even talking of accidents and the "law abiding citizens" turning into road rage assassins or shooting their neighbour, their wife, their classmates, random little children, themselves or a whole movie theater on the spur of the moment.