Quote: (12-15-2016 05:17 PM)joehoya Wrote:
One thing that I have noticed is that nations/states with horribly restrictive gun laws also have horribly restrictive self-defense laws, so using any of these "weapons" in a self defense situation could put you in a world of shit. It seems like every few months I hear a story about some British guy facing a long prison sentence for doing something that would be clear cut self defense in most of the US.
Unfortunately it is like this in most of Europe. In my home country we had numerous cases where homeowners were convicted and even had to pay the thieves' medical bills when the thief got injured during a break in.
Here are some examples of the absurdity of self defense law and court practice in Croatia:
If someone attacks me with a knife, I am not allowed to defend myself with a firearm because it is considered a disproportionate response. That's how retarded the magistrates are (80% women by the way).
If the attacker is wielding a gun as well, I basically have to wait until he gets the first shot off before firing back in order to be on the safe side.
A cop who shot and killed an armed robber was asked in court by the (female) judge why he didn't shoot the gun out of the robber's hands!
As for gun carry permits, it is easier to get a commercial pilot's licence. And even if you get one, the second anyone reports you of anything to the police, they come and confiscate your weapon "just because".
And you have to keep your gun locked in a safe, separate from the ammo which should be in another safe - good luck in defending a home invasion. Again, if someone reports you violating that, you lose the gun.
On the other hand, however, we are very fortunate that violent crime is very rare here and most homicides occur between people who knew each other (infidelity, alcoholism etc.), at least for now.