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If these scum bags knew that the could face armed resistance they will probably not do the crime.
Poor argument. What it comes down to is that your money is not worth your health. Also, there's no real way of knowing you're outgunning your foe. There could be more robbers nearby. He could be carrying a concealed weapon. He could be stronger than he looks, or even proficient at martial arts.
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Its a great argument! It is called deterence and it kept The Soviets out of Europe for 50 years. The same deterents can and do (gun stores) prevent crime. Why else do the police carry firearms? The threat of deadly physical force is a strong deterent.
Martial arts. You have seen too many films and cop shows. If you can show any evidence that the human body can stop a bullet I'd love to see it.
The classic Weaver stance you see in film or on TV isn't what anyone properly trained is going to use. That technique is good at 20 to 40 feet. CQC with a handgun is something quite different and no round house kick is going to stop the bullet. Also an actual fire arm is much, much more striking as far as noise is concerned. If the assailant is not killed with the first shot, likely, the noise itself will set him/her back.
Fire arms are a deterent much like nuclear anihilalation is. A bullet can also be anihilalation for the criminal.