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samzhere
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Do you see an increase in self defense shootings?
samzhere
Posts: 10,923 Senior Member
It seems that nearly every other day, I'll see a news story "Store owner shoots and kills armed robber."
I've got no data or proof to back this up, but I seem to see a trend in the increase of self defense shootings, mostly home invasion or small store robbery defense. These are of course Houston and the general Texas area here where I've notice more stories in the news about this.
Maybe it's just being reported more, or maybe there is a genuine increase. We do know for certain that more people are arming themselves and this may just be the result.
Do you notice any sort of up or down trend in this where you live?
I've got no data or proof to back this up, but I seem to see a trend in the increase of self defense shootings, mostly home invasion or small store robbery defense. These are of course Houston and the general Texas area here where I've notice more stories in the news about this.
Maybe it's just being reported more, or maybe there is a genuine increase. We do know for certain that more people are arming themselves and this may just be the result.
Do you notice any sort of up or down trend in this where you live?
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Jerry
Yeah, that's how I see it too. They don't fear the cops but they do seem to be understanding the saying "When seconds count, the cops are only minutes away"
We had another fatal shooting, home defense, just overnight here. A woman was breaking into an apartment and the resident fired and killed her. No charges will be filed. And this is exactly the sort of story I'm reading more and more.
the media more apt to report such happenings.
I tend to agree. In this day and age information is much quicker to come by and we're flooded with it - between the various cable news sources and internet-based reporting, coupled with the ready access to information by cell phone, laptop, or other personal device, a lot more of the stories are coming to light.
Couple that with the growing understanding that you have to be responsible for your own safety, despite what the gun-control advocates try to push, and more people are becoming more knowledgeable, better equipped, and more ready to take necessary action to defend themselves and loved ones. Videos like the recent nanny-cam home invasion, other tragic incidents of defenseless citizens at the mercy of ever more ruthless and merciless thugs, really are making a lot of otherwise hesitant folks take steps to provide for their own security.
We need much more publicity like this. Best deterrent to the predators of the world is to realize that some "prey" does fight back. And wins. And that segment, hopefully, is growing.
Bingo. Be an active participant in your own rescue.
-Mikhail Kalashnikov
More people have become gun owners and are refusing to be victims. Cut backs in police budgets resulting in longer response times making it necessary for more people to have to defend themselves. More responsible reporting of the use of firearms to protect their homes & business.
Long term effects of the bad economy in many places have resulted in more home invasions and robbery attempts, therefore more defensive actions.
A half hour for 911? Wow. We've got about 4-5 min here, but of course this is midtown Houston and our neighborhood is a very energetic (read: they vote and complain) group and so the first responders are pretty fast.
Nevertheless, that 5 min is not fast enough, as we all know. For a home invasion, you are your own first responder.
If reports of longer waiting times for a police response push more fence-sitters towards taking personal responsibility for their safety, it's still good.
Absolutely correct, cp!
We had yet another 2 self defense shootings the past couple days, one where the person being attacked was shot and killed anyway, the other where the defender was successful and rendered his attacker toward room temperature status.
Jerry