13 May '16 13:05>
Originally posted by WajomaWell, I don't know about the States, but over here in Europe, most home thefts (can't for some reason remember how to spell burgalery) happen when the occupants of the house aren't home.
The other way to look at it; suppose you decide to go around robbing people instead of getting the IRS to do it for you. Which house will you, as a keen home invader choose, the one where there are possibly armed occupants or the one whose occupants defend themselves with stern words, whimpers and pleadings?
And we don't have guns.
But if theft is your aim, why take the risk of any form of confrontation?
I'm sure Sophia (my wife) is very convincing with a breadknife and rolling-pin should some junkie try to steal her brand new bread machine.
And I'm pretty much sure it's the same in the US.