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Quote by: JaneDoe321  Not unless families are standing watch at the windows with their frearms. "Check the duty roster, Corporal Junior! Private Princess, you've got third watch, better get some shut eye while you can!"
If they're safely storing their weapons, they're not a whole lot of use (except maybe as a club...) in case of most crimes. |
There is a big deterance factor. A criminal is much less likely to break into a home in an area he knows people own guns. It's just not worth the risk getting shot. That's why the burglary rate in the UK is higher than that of the United States.