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Originally Posted by baz3338
A bit of an emotive subject this. While I feel that US society is a bit too trigger-happy (the right to 'bear arms' has been taken way too far IMHO), over on this side of the pond, if someone forces entry into your house and you attack them to defend your property/family, most of the time you're looking at a charge ! How fcuked up is that ? Remember the Tony Martin case ? The bit I don't like is that he shot a kid in the back- but if the kid wasn't breaking into his house, he'd still be alive.
A happy medium would be best, but the 'human rights' industry that has exploded over here will always seek to defend the criminal minority at the expense of the law abiding majority.
I'm not saying LOS is exactly crime-free, far from it, but as it's mid-way between UK & US (the long way round !) it'll do for me. plus the girls are way better....
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Sorry although I believe everybody has the right to defend there property, Shooting someone in the back is not defending it because the person is not a threat to you if they are running away, And thats exactly what happened in the Tony Martin case unfortunatly.