I'm picturing that xD

People from other civilized Countries look at you gun-enthusiast Americans just the way OP's cat looked at him. We have thieves too, but we don't have mass shootings in schools, we don't have children blowing their heads off with dad's gun, we don't have just as many fatal passional crimes, we don't have as many armed-robberies as you guys get. We just handle criminality more wisely, hence there's less crime. More guns available = more opportunities to commit crimes. Basically you are the solution that generates the problem. You may down-vote this comment as much as you like, but these are facts, and your denial won't cancel them. Good luck with yourselves.

funny all other countries where civilians have freely given up there guns are still robbed and murdered by criminals with guns knifes r hatches yet in the united states where people are legally armed crime rates murder and robbery are lower also people are allowed to hunt for there food instead of waiting on gov to provide for them as a veteran i have been to many countries and every time i get back to america i thank god i was born in a free country and not in a country full of sheep that is how i see all of europe and australia countries of sheep instead of people maybe next time france and england and all the other european countries get in a big war we americans should keep our guns and stay home instead of bailing u out with our guns and blood

I bet you felt silly, but still. You did good, OP. You didn't shoot first. You did confront what you thought was a robbery in progress while armed appropriately, despite being scared.

Seriously. I do not think you should own a gun.