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[Phlegethon]

And in the kitchen, of course. And if you look at the English cuisine then every kitchen knife indirectly is a lethal weapon.

[Ulf]

Wrong.

I was just posting this so my name appeared in all the 'Latest Posts' on the front page. I actually have no idea what is going on here.

[Psychonaut]

Violence is the result of close to 0% of all home invasions

I'd love to see some documentation on that.

there is not one reported case in which a burglar was armed with a firegun.

Really? I can't find the statistics on homicides that resulted from a home invasion, but according to the 2002 statistics put out by UN 28.5% of German homicides were committed with guns. I seriously doubt that none of these occurred in anyone's home, especially since there were 1,055,812 burglaries that year. Also, it's not only a gunman you you'd need to be thinking about. What about rapists? In my book, attempted rape is as good a reason as any to shoot someone.

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[Phlegethon]

As I said, the whole concept of home invasion and rape at home is basically an American thing. Intruders usually are looking for cash or some comsumer electronics they can trade in for some heroin. Or it is a horde of Balkan or Kurdish gang members. But none of them have firearms. Homicides usually take place between different gangs, far away from unconcerned citizens.

You have to understand that murder isn't as commonplace outside the U.S. There are police troops in Europe which do not even have firearms with them on normal duty.