@MrGoat I'm a *bit* scared of people who *know* when it's the wrong time to use a gun but do it anyway. I'm also very fortunate to live somewhere where gun ownership is heavily regulated and relatively uncommon which means I'm lucky enough not to feel as though I *need* one.
@stueytheround Home Invasion defense is viable for owning one IMO. Or if you hunt.
Actually there is law that says you can stand your ground the UK's self-defense laws are based on the concept of reasonable force, which includes a stand-your-ground law rooted in common law
And you can use a weapon if someone breaks into your home as well as when standing your ground & that weapon is anything you can grab really
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@stueytheround yup because he used a gun while the intruder wasn't armed, which was seen as using lethal force over reasonable force and if memory serves right the intruder was actually running away... Giving himself up in ways
@ecksmc It's the reasonable force law which left that guy in jail for manslaughter. @MrGoat