Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Why are there virtually NO examples [View all]discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,479 posts)...of where the information is and I've tried numerous times to search for it but I remember reading that LEOs shoot innocents (and sometimes even crime victims) by mistake MUCH more often than civilians do. This is a bit intuitive. I can think of lots of reasons. It's harder for the responding officer to pick out who may be the neighbor or family member of a victim of home invasion. Cops are more likely to be and more are in the position of responding to a safety critical situation such as the Empire State Building shooting than will any random civilian.
This is a prime reason why it makes sense to EVERYWHERE in EVERY STATE allow a homeowner to be armed with a firearm in his own house and to make ALL measures he may take in the defense of his family legal.