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Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan
I'm more concerned about 'legal' gun owners in that situation than I am anything else - people without guns can be reasoned with far more easily than someone who feels empowered by having a gun in their hand ...
(or put it this way would you feel more confident facing someone down if you both had weapons or if neither of you had them?)
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I don't think I agree with you. I see several scenarios for Homeowner / Non-Homeowner in a Katrina-like scenario.
Here's my take ...
- No gun/No gun - even
- No gun/No gun - distinct disadvantage for homeowner if there are many non-homeowner people around or if homeowner is female dealing with male
- No gun/Gun - distinct disadvantage for homeowner
- Gun/No gun - distinct advantage for homeowner
- Gun/Gun - advantage for homeowner (assuming inside house)
Hence for a law abiding, trained, legal gun owner the pros definitely outweigh the cons (especially when staying in place).