Honesty:
US Dept of Justice report:
. 38% of assaults & 60% of rapes occur during home invasions.
. Over 2.000.000 homes will experience a break in or burglary this year.
There are over 4,500 home burglaries a day in the US.
The average number of home invasions per year was 1.030,000 between 1994 and 2010.
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According to the FB1, the US Dept of Justice, and other reputable sources, in the US:
. One property crime happens every 4 seconds.
. One burglary occurs every 20 seconds.
. One violent crime occurs every 25 seconds.
. One aggravated assault occurs every 90 seconds.
. One robbery occurs every 90 seconds.
. One rape or attempted rape occurs every 5 minutes.
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I'd say that Americans rushing to buy guns have had enough of being victims of, well, 'the bad people'.
You and yours might not have encountered them, but other Americans sure have/are.