Talk:Defensive weapon

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I am removing the statement "Or the criminal will act with greater, possibly lethal, force at the onset of the assault, so as not to risk anything" because this does not appear to be the case.

1. Interviews with criminals have shown that they fear armed victims more than police (http://www.saf.org/LawReviews/Lott2.htm). This is backed up by the far lower percentage if occupied home invasions in areas with permissive firearms laws.

2. Even unarmed victims are likely to be seriously injured (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/sospi91.txt):

  • 28% of the violent inmates said they had killed their victims
  • 21% had raped or sexually assaulted them
  • 11% had inflicted major injuries, such as knife or bullet wounds, broken bones, and other internal injuries, or

had knocked them out

3. Areas that have passed shall-issue concealed weapons laws have almost universally seen drops in violent crime, not increases in homicides related to robbery, while areas that have passed handgun bans have seen near universal increases in violent crime.

4. Killing the victim of an armed robbery out of hand will definately get an assailant charged with first degree homicide, which in many areas brings the risk of capital punishment or incarceration without parole, which is certainly a greater risk than a lesser armed robbery conviction. Also, gunfire is more likely to attract unwanted attention, and homicides are investigated far more vigorously than lesser crimes.

scot 19:57, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Legality

I think the article would be helped by an explanation of the legality of using such weapons in countries across the world. 124.185.28.139 07:30, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

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