It is also known that most people using a gun for defense don’t know when to pull the trigger and when not to pull the trigger.
Last, but not least there is a large burden on the gun owner to properly secure their firearms. There is always the possibility, no matter how secure the gun is kept, a child or teenager could get their hands on a firearm with tragic results.
The use of firearms is unwarranted in most circumstances. The use of a gun in defending one from an assault could be considered “excessive force” in many jurisdictions. Increasingly it is taking place, that even when the victim is not charged of a crime for using a licensed gun they could find themselves on the losing end of a civil lawsuit.
Sometimes the emotional trauma and psychological effects of a victim shooting another person can be devastating. Even veteran law enforcement officers are many times affected, especially if the perpetrator is killed. This scenario is a very real possibility when firearms are used.
The intent of personal protection devices is to only disable the attacker and distract and be able to escape to get help. When to pull the trigger and when not to pull the trigger, it is also known that most people using a gun for defense don’t know. Professional law enforcers have to go through intensive training in shoot and no shoot scenarios and yet they still sometimes get caught up in legal problems.
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In closing, I would like to mention that firearms can have an useful and legitimate role in self and home defense, but only [and I stress only] if the person is fully trained on the use and handling of the firearm, totally comprehending the responsibility and consequences of the use of a gun and has the psychological toughness to use a firearm for the purpose of self-defense.
A firearm used defensively can be taken away from the intended victim and used against them. Even though it is a fact that defensive technology devises could be used by an assailant in the same manner against the victim, the consequences are not as potentially lethal.
The use of firearms is unwarranted in most circumstances. The use of a gun in defending one from an assault could be considered “excessive force” in many jurisdictions. It would be up to the victim to prove that a life-threatening situation occurred and deadly force had to be used. Increasingly it is taking place, that even when the victim is not charged of a crime for using a licensed gun they could find themselves on the losing end of a civil lawsuit.
When there is a presence of a gun the crime sometimes escalates the likelihood for death or serious injury. Maybe the victims will not be charged with a crime, but it would be very likely for them to find themselves at the wrong end of a costly and long civil lawsuit.
For many years, firearms have been considered effective defensive weapons. , if you think things through you will realize that due to the deadly potential of guns they are really a poor choice for a personal protection for the vast majority of people.
Believe it or not, using a handgun can actually be less effective at stopping an attacker than using self-defense devices such as defensive pepper spray or O C spray. Assailants have been known to kill or seriously injure someone in a matter of minutes after they had been shot defensively, even many hours after being shot with so-called man stopper ammunition.
