Cool, I have two 1911's but both in 45 ACP.
Of course we have less of a need for defensive use arms here in Norway where poverty, violent crime and murders are very infrequent. BTW: Norway actually has the 11th most firearms per capita of any country, and sweden 10'th. (
Number of guns per capita by country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Comparing apples to apples is necessary to get an appreciation for the benefits of firearms posession for self defense.
When I lived in Arizona I lived in a decent neighborhood, but the neighbor town was very meth infested. That crime unfortunately bled out to our town. Anyways, during my stay there (only 6months) I had TWO people try to break into my apartment while I was still in it.
I happen to be a 6'2 190lb male in decent shape, who can fight okay, who also happened to be armed to the teeth. So when I pulled out my weapon and yelled "who the explicit are you? STOP" They both had mini heart attacks and scattered.
But what if I wasn't armed? maybe they had a knife or other weapon and decided they could take me? what if I was an unarmed woman? a single mom? Imagine the potential horrific outcome that could have happened from these scenarios under slightly different circumstances. Unfortunately those scenarios DO happen, daily.
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