Originally Posted by crockett

I know you are responding to what Rochard said, but the point you guys always miss in these hero defender situations, is more times than not a successful defense by a gun carrier is usually at the hands of someone in law enforcement not some random guy carrying a gun hoping to be a hero.

I do support gun ownership, but honestly it does scare me at times that pretty much any idiot can get their hands on a gun in this country. I also have never been in a situation where I felt having a gun would help the situation.

The chances of ever needing to defend one's self with a gun for the average American is probably along the same lines of your chance of being in a plane crash. Of course your chances go up if you are in bad areas, but you always have the choice to remove yourself from that area.

I can tell you I've worked in some pretty bad areas before and never once did I feel my life was threatened just because I was there or that I needed a gun to protect myself.