From: "Derek Bernard", [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Anyway, my point is this: although we have all heard cases (mostly US) of > Policemen being disarmed and shot, is anyone aware of a real case where a UK > householder was injured after being disarmed. Or is this just bunkum? > > James I presume that you mean, "injured with his/her own weapon". I do not know of any relevant study in the UK, but a recent US study might be of interest. For a long time it has been a commonplace arguement in the US, often presented as a well-known fact, that a woman armed with a gun is likely to be disarmed by her attacker and then injured or killed with her own gun. It therefore follows that she would be better off without a gun in the first place; and the authorities are doing her a favour if they prevent her from having one. About 3 years ago a researcher decided to explore this by examining cases where a woman with a gun had been disarmed by her atttacker. There were many cases of this, but the researcher was unable to find a single case where the woman had subsequently been shot with her own gun. Of course that does not mean it never happens, but it is very, very rare. By way of contrast, Professor Gary Kleck's meticulous research into defence strategies for women demonstrates that, having a gun for self-defence is actually about 4 times more effective against attack than any other strategy eg. avoidance, talking, running, screaming, biting/scratching etc. Derek Bernard -- The FBI stats show quite clearly that the disarming and then shooting of a police officer is actually quite rare, and it can be reduced to virtually nil with weapon retention training and a decent holster. Steve. -------[Cybershooters contacts]-------- Editor: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website & subscription info: www.cybershooters.org
