# Family fights back when 3 gunmen storm their home

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 23, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203 "2013-02-23T22:07:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![esmeralda2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ccd318/32.png) [@esmeralda2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/esmeralda2)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2013, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/161 "2013-03-30T09:54:51Z")

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> [@bouv](#):
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> And this is exactly the kind of attitude that makes gun control advocates think everyone not in favor of gun control is some kind of Dirty Harry wannabee psycho.
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> “Man, I can’t wait until someone breaks into my home so I can shoot them in the face…I hope it’s more than one! The only thing better than one dead guy is three dead guys!”
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> Responsible gun owners don’t go around _hoping_ to use their gun, they do so as a last resort. They would be glad that they only had to shoot one person instead of three.

My sentiments exactly. The more posts I read by pro-gun people the more I realize most are bloodthirsty and unstable hopefuls: hoping a situation arises when they get to blow someone away.

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**Author:** ![JLRogers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@JLRogers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JLRogers)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2013, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/162 "2013-03-30T11:31:16Z")

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> [@Zebra](#):
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> I’m going to take the word of a police chief of a major metropolitan area about this or a youtube link. At least for his city.

Unless the chief can point to actual data why would you consider his word more reliable than a random youtube link?

> [@esmeralda2](#):
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> Yes. For every story like this, there are many more where a home with guns results in accidental shootings, suicide, or family members shooting each other.

So because some people can’t properly store and use their firearms those who can should be prevented access to effective means of defense? Is this a numbers game where the only goal is to minimize deaths at all costs?

> [@esmeralda2](#):
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> My sentiments exactly. The more posts I read by pro-gun people the more I realize most are bloodthirsty and unstable hopefuls: hoping a situation arises when they get to blow someone away.

The more posts I read by anti-gun people the more I realize most are sheltered authoritarians hoping an opportunity arises to strip others of their ability to protect the well-being of both themselves and their loved ones.

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