Reply #96: It is not that we trust the police to protect us (unless, of course, we

[RaleighNCDUer]

live in million dollar houses in gated communities) but rather the acknowledgment that this kind of crime is actually very rare. Even as stupid as criminals are, most of them know that home invasion is a high risk, low reward crime. And most who don't know it, learn it pretty quickly.

Sure, it happens. But it will not happen to 99.9%+ of the population in their lifetimes. If it is happening to one in three, there's reason to be worried. If it's happening to one in ten, it's reason to be cautious. If it's happening to one in a hundred, you are prone to worrying a bit. If it's happening during the lives of one in a thousand, you're freaking paranoid.

BTW - people who watch a lot of television tend to be more scared than those that don't. Most people, in most places, would feel a lot better and save a lot of money by turning off the TV instead of buying a gun.