Right to bear arms?

[blackcrystal22]

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.

Thank you for having a useful answer to my question.
As I said, I was just curious if anyone had any cases actually involving a gun rather than a baseball bat.

That statistic is completely irrelevant, that's why.

A .001 percent chance that my gun could save my wife's life is all I need.

Thank you for not answering my question. I understand the reasoning as to why people keep guns for protection. I was asking if there had been any cases that this had actually been successful that people have encountered.

In the case of owning a gun for protection, I would be more worried about getting to it quickly enough to actually protect you when you weren't expecting it. This is assuming the gun is locked and hidden safely from children or teenagers.