• silence7@lemmy.worldOP
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    15 hours ago

    The problem is that you’re probably not lying in wait with a mythical concealed-carry shotgun. Realistic sequences that have happened in the recent past:

    • A couple guys wearing utility company uniforms ask to step inside to diagnose a problem. They then jump you and arrest you.
    • Your camera system stops working due to jamming. Then 15 armed men break through your door and surprise you while you’re asleep in bed.
    • Several people in the crowd at your kid’s graduation ceremony suddenly surround you and zip-tie your wrists before you realize what’s going on.

    You’re going to be dealing with a situation where you don’t see in advance what’s happening, and where you’re confronted with a whole batch of people who are heavily armed and wearing body armor. That’s a situation where one individual acting alone is very unlikely to succeed in killing an assailant with a gun.