How many of you have actually used your gun for protection?

Question

In any debate on guns there are hundreds of people who say that if the government banned guns then criminals would suddenly over run the country with no one to stop them.

I want to know where this theory comes from since it is not the case in other countries where gun ownership is not a right. How many people have actually used their gun for protection?

Answer 1

You bring up an interesting point. The UK, for example, has strict gunlaws, and yet they are not overrun with criminals.

But I think there are big differences between the UK and other countries. We have some pretty big gun manufacturers and they want to sell to someone. Our borders are more porous and it is easier to smuggle weapons in. There are so many weapons roaming free in the country that it would be difficult to corral them all.

Even as a police officer (not anymore), I never had to fire my weapon in defense of myself or another.

But the right to keep and bear arms guaranteed by the Constitution, while in part for personal defense, was also to serve as a warning to the government.

Just as Washington, Jefferson and all our Founding Fathers believed they had a right to conduct and Armed Rebellion against their government, they wanted to ensure that American citizens continued to have the right to lead an Armed Rebellion against their government.

Government exists by the will of the people, and can be brought down by the will of the people. This is at the very core of the Constitution.

Answer 2

I haven't yet used my guns but if I had to I would.I think the only reasons some people are afraid of gun ownership are #1 If they commit or ever decide to commit a crime they might get shot.#2 They have family members who are criminals and don't want them to get shot and #3 politicians who are criminally insane might feel safer if the masses were unarmed therefore removing the threat of retaliation by getting shot.#4 It would be alot easier to bring in New World Order if society were unarmed.
Contrary to what you seem to believe Countries where gun ownership is not allowed are full of crime and opression.What Countries are you refering to?Because as I understand it violent crime is on the rise everywhere with people getting shot,beheaded,mutilated,set on fire and so forth.America is still relatively safe compared to the rest of the world.
Also to support my theories above people do not make an issue out of all the other more creative ways people hurt or kill.Take for instance a base ball bat,many people ever year die from base ball bat injuries.Drowning in neighbors pool,every year more children die in a friends pool than from being shot.Poison,every year people use poison to kill and how about motor vehicles?I know for a fact that there are people out there on the road who consider their car as a weapon of choice.They drive in a way that poses a direct and immediate threat to other people and eventually these people succeed in killing someone.These are just a few examples of other things to concern yourself about.So why are guns such a threat?Because bad people have a reason to fear them,the rest of us don't.

Answer 3

Too bad your logic is flawed -- in other countries where gun ownership is not a right (like Canada or the U.K.) there are STILL numerous crimes committed every year by people who have illegal firearms. Face it; the police can't be in every place at every time, so the best way to protect yourself from someone who is forcing his/her way into your house uninvited is to have a gun. P.S.: A neighbor of mine in my old neighborhood had his house broken into by a man carrying a gun, and my former neighbor used his gun to shoot him. The result? One dead criminal, instead of a dead man, wife, and two daughters -- what would have stopped that breaking and entering @$$hole from raping the wife and daughters if he wanted to? BOTTOM LINE: If so much as one innocent citizen is protected and saved by the right of the private citizen to keep and bear arms, then the law is just.

Answer 4

Actually...in Iraq, it is the families right to own an AK-47 with a set amount of rounds and magazines. How do you expect to stop a gunman? are you going to run up and stab him or talk to him nicely and try to get him to stop? No, your not.

Guns, when used correctly can save lives and when used irresponsibly, can kill. You will never get firearms off the street, criminals will always find a way to get their hands on a gun. Take guns away from police and see what happens.

Gun ownership is a right in many countries.

Answer 5

The purpose of firearms kept for self protection is something that one would want to answer "A" to. No one I know keeps a firearm for protection and WANTS to use it. But having the RIGHT to have it if needed is one of the Blessings of living in a country that places it's citizens and their right to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness above the right of the government to have control of all aspects of the citizens life. Our Nation was founded on the principle that every citizen has the freedom to act within the law in their pursuit of life and livelyhood, and has the right of self protection when the cause should arise. Our founding fathers knew that no nation can provide complete and constant protection against all attacks, be they internal or external. So if you are amassing some sort of 'logic' against private ownership of firearms because the need isn't a constant or repetative need, get ahold of a few copies of teh AMERICAN RIFLEMAN and read the monthly section called THE ARMED CITIZEN. I may never have need of a firearm to protect my self, family or community, but I have the GOD GIVEN RIGHT to possess the ability to do just that. Screw the queen, Long Live Liberty.

Answer 6

That is not the point....We are not saying that the criminals will "overrun the country". What we are saying is that criminals do not follow the law...so making more laws hopeing they will follow them will not work....and banning the from the general public will just take away one means of protecting my self and my family....I have yet to use my gun to protect myself, but if a man breaks into my home with a gun, my baseball bat just is not going to cut it....what about the millions of people who enjoy hunting....what about their guns.....

NO the criminals will not overrun the country....but like I said they do not follow the laws so passing more won't help...and banning them takes away one method I have to protect my self, and also a hobby which puts food in my freezer......

Answer 7

i have used mine 3 times in the last 4 years. Once to protect myself from armed robber. since you make your stand on guns pretty clear, perhaps you should read the NRA monthly magazines that show case after case where armed citizens protected themselves or other with LEGAL firearms. As far as the criminals go, look at the cities with the strictest gun laws in the United States...they have the largest gun crime, and the states where CCW is allowed have noticed a drop in violent crime rate since inception

Answer 8

Normally, even if you have a gun, the criminal has the element of surprise on you and you wouldnt be able to use it, it would probably get stolen along with your wallet. However, in the case of a random lunatic gunning down helpless people indiscriminately, a couple firearm carriers would be nice. But this is a very unlikely situation

Answer 9

Like the vast majority of legal gun-owners, I have never used a gun to commit a crime, nor to defend myself from one - since I have never been the victim of a violent crime.

So, while I can't claim that, but for my right to bear arms, I'd be wormfood, neither can anyone argue that had my right been infringed, someone else would have been saved.

That's the reality of legal gun ownership.

Answer 10

Districts/cities/countries with the strictest gun control laws also typically have the highest crime rates, whereas districts/cities/countries with the loosest gun control laws typically have lower crime rates.

It is more of a preventative measure. Would you mug someone or break into a house if you thought the person might have a gun?

Also, look at the crime rate in Sweden, where gun ownership is required by law.