"If you draw a gun on someone holding a gun and do n't shoot straight away then you 're likely to get shot yourself . Without a gun you 're not a threat . If you have a gun but get taken by surprise , or a burglar goes for your gun first when he breaks in you 've just given him a better weapon . Lastly and most importantly the prevalence of guns in general makes criminals far more likely to go armed , which raises the chance of you getting shot ."
"Actually , might I say that you assume that the criminal had a firearm , correct ? This may seem foolish of me , but I 'll go along with you . Now , you can assume that a criminal doens't have the right mindset . There 's always a first crime , but is n't it illegal for an ex-con , a drug addict/alcholic , or someone who has a few screws loose up there to own a firearm ? So we could assume in your situation that the law was n't enforced . So let 's pretend like the law actually is enforced , shall we ? What makes you think the criminal has a firearm ? If he has a firearm , how do you know that it 's because the law was n't enforced ? The solution is to put a bit of muscle into enforcing the laws we have now . You would n't be this guy , would you ? Oh , no , my house is on fire ! I better throw some gasoline onto it ! ... Oh , no , that made it worse ! There 's some trees there that could burn the entire neighborhood down if they catch , so I better throw some more gas onto it ! ... Why is n't it working ? You , over there ! Yeah , you ! Tell everyone that my house is fine !"
"draw a gun get taken by surprise"
"might I say that you assume that the criminal had a firearm"