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Originally Posted by Skybird
Gun license and owining a gun do not offer your protection if a hitman is set on you, for any hitman competent in his business will strike you by surprise and by the means against which you cannot defend. But should we legalise explosives and mines because he may wire your carseat with explosives?
The debate in this thread is misled, and maybe intentionally so. Gun ownership for self defense in the very very big majority of cases makes sense only against random street crime, robbers, thieves, etc.
This case thus does not serve as an argument for general easing of gun ownership. the only thing that could have saved her when opening the door wouldjhave been reflexes and training in hand-to-hand combat, or reflexes combined with huge physical strength - and this most likely only if the hitman was not standing meters in front of the door.
If I were a assassin with a gun or rifle and you would be marked by somebody who hates you,. you can safely assume that you would be hit with me leaving you zero chance to react.
Preferred defense against assassination, are good intel, and body guards to control at least the vicinity around you. But intel is key for maximising chances to neutralise the surprising momentum of the attacker. But if the intended victim is not even aware of that it has been marked, then chances for defence are almost nil as long as the assassin is not a total idiot.
And as a reminder on that the balance of safety gained-versus-risks of gun ownership is not as linear and simple as some try to make it appear:
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I have to disagree with you. Re-reading the story I disagree wholeheartedly.
If she was armed, trained and aware this would have never happened.
First...don't open the door for strangers especially when your psycho ex is in a child dispute with you. Learn to spot the danger instead of walking right into it.
Second upon not answering the door if the ASSassin tries to break in, you the defender have the advantage.
Her problem is that she had a false sense of security in an unsafe world and with her especially unsafe circumstances.