Just for funsies, most of violent home break-ins are commited by known friends/families.

Most home break ins in general, occur when no one is home. And if there is, burglars *usually* run.

The odds of you needing a gun to "protect from home invasions," are very low.

If you want to read more:

https://policyadvice.net/insurance/insights/burglary-statistics/#:~:text=What%20are%20the%20odds%20of,US%20to%20experience%20a%20burglary.

Oh. And 88% of robberies occur to support a drug habit. Maybe if we addressed and invested in solving homelessness and addiction we would better protect our people, rather than arming them with more guns.

I'm seeing a LOT of fear mongering around this subject. Just wanted to insert some context and statistics for those genuinely worried.

For those keeping score, if I read that right, that's 12% of the 7% involving severe body damage, which *includes* mental trauma.