StbdD
Thank you for breaking the issue down to the fundamental issue. It is choice, c'est tous.
But I am really interested in Jack's perception of what a homeowner should do when threatened in his dwelling. Skip the issues of renting vs owning. It's 2:00 AM, someone is downstairs looting the dining room, you and your wife are upstairs, 14 y/o daughter and son down the hall. Jack the cops won't be here for 10 minutes and the bad guy is headed up the stairs, what do you think I am allowed to do with the .357 S&W revolver in my right hand??
Sorry background:
You should assume that I am not of the spray and pray school, at 25 feet I can put 3 shots in the 10 ring and they all touch. At 50 feet I can put all three inside the 9 ring. I am a civilian, but my family is in immediate threat. What can I do.