why? he didnt shoot, he was just prepared for the worst. He did what he should of done in that situation.

It's America, and its perfectly legal, if he went through the proper procedures to obtain it. Plus, he didn't blindly shoot. he yelled first, and then checked to see if it was really a threat.

No. There is a third option which usually happens to those who can't defend themselves: they die. You can't call a cop if you're dead, dummy.

There's the option of getting the heck out, too. Besides, theres other means of defending yourself than guns. Whatever happened to old good baseball bat?

Ever heard the phrase "don't bring a knife to a gun fight?" Well a baseball bat isn't any better.

#59: However you have the advantage of knowing your house and unless you're totally impatient or a dummy you can try sneaking in behind the burglar and WHAM! Or you could take the option of getting the **** outta there. Everyone here is defending the US for having less-strict firearms laws than most countries... Then there' school hootings and armed burglaries on the news all the time. In Finland you need a special licence to own a gun and each gun must be registered at the police station too. And they're pretty expensive so mostly hunters have guns.. Well, I don't think there's any handguns available anyway.

@#67 Don't you think that there being armed burglaries is a very smart reason to own a gun in the first place? There isn't much you can do without a firearm against someone with a gun in your face who very well means to do you harm. Recently I read a story here in the US about three armed men who invaded this old couple's home. They made the old man open up his safe and talked about how they were going to gang rape his 19 year old granddaughter that was staying with them at the time. Luckily he had a gun in his safe and turned around and shot all three of them, while getting shot himself. They ran away and one of them died from his injury in a car while the other two were caught by going to a hospital for medical attention. The old man was badly hurt but he'll live. If he hadn't have had that gun in there they would have raped his granddaughter and God knows what else. And all the guns that the thieves had? Obtained illegally. I'm not saying guns are the answer to everything. Hell, neither me nor any of my family or friends own any guns. But they are not just killing machines used to hurt innocent people. Many times they are used to DEFEND the innocent when they are otherwise defenseless.

Tbh I'd rather make taser guns available for people than actual guns... they'd be safer for everyone. And pepper spray.