It's much more safe for a law abiding citizen to assume that all thieves are armed, because they most likely are.

Scrapemist a day ago | parent | next [-]

Burglars in particular tend to target empty houses precisely to avoid confrontation. To bring a weapon only make sense if there is a chance of getting shot at.

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crote 21 hours ago | parent [-]

Isn't "crime, done with the involvement of a firearm" also often more harshly punished than the plain crime itself? If a burglar is targeting empty houses, this would give them a strong incentive to not bring a firearm, just in case they get caught.

As the saying goes, only break one law at a time!

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lwkl 18 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes burglary with weapons is called robbery and is treated as a more serious crime with a higher punishments in a lot of jurisdiction

	▲	cosmicgadget 14 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I thought robbery required a victim person be present.

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cosmicgadget 14 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> because they most likely are.

This has to be made up.

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jrflowers a day ago | parent | prev [-]

That’s awful, it’s terrible that the thieves fear for their lives so much that they arm themselves