CCW 1 / Robber 0

[Nebor]

The overwhelming majority of the time he isn't.

I'm not an anti-gun hippy and I have no moral problem with shooting criminals, but I try to be realistic about the threat that a typical citizen faces. Even in bad cities random acts of violence against people who aren't already involved in criminal activity are pretty rare. Most muggers also aren't batshit insane lunatics, they just want your money. If you pull a gun on an armed mugger you're much more likely to get hurt or killed than if you just hand over your wallet. You also have to remember that not all states are all that self-defense friendly. Shoot someone dead on the street and you could be looking at ugly civil liability or possible criminal charges.

I wouldn't bet my life based on my ability to predict the intentions of scumbag or lunatic. I can't control his actions, but I can control mine.

 

[momeNt]

So I guess the robber wasn't actually ready to kill. Shotgun aimed at the head and the guy manages to shoot him? Or it wasn't loaded.

Anti-gun nuts, just think, killing will happen either way, would you rather be shot or stabbed?