Reply #27: In addition to "brandishing" a gun to prevent a crime [View All]

[HiDemGunOwner]

another, often overlooked aspect, is how often the "possibility" of encountering an armed victim deters crime. An interesting study....JAMES WRIGHT & PETER ROSSI, ARMED AND CONSIDERED DANGEROUS: A SURVEY OF FELONS AND THEIR FIREARMS 146, 155 (expanded ed.1994), revealed a significant deterrent effect when a criminal thought a victim might have a gun. Another interesting corallary is the rate of "hot" (home invasions) burglaries in countries with highly restrictive gun laws versus the US. The rates are highest where the intruders don't have to fear the possibility of encountering armed occupants.