Right to bear arms?

[DM1975]

Technically the only people using guns for good are officers, and there are definitely more people in crime.
However, things like hunting and protection are different. They aren't doing anything 'good' by killing something but it may be for their hobby or families sake.

I do agree that we have the right to bear arms. Don't worry.
But everyone says it about protecting their family from crime. What I want to know, is how many people have actually needed to use guns to protect themselves or their family? I haven't heard of many cases so I'm slightly confused.

Being a former police officer, I have seen it a few times, I have even had to myself (at home, not just on the street). I am not a paranoid gun owner or anything, but I have enough training to know how to handle a firearm very well and will always have one close by. You do not always have to discharge your weapon, or kill someone to have used a firearm to protect yourself or your family either. And any time my family is safe when they otherwise might not have been is a very good cause, regardless of what I have to do to ensure it.