"B2431" wrote in message
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From: Kerryn Offord
The culture clash is only over hand guns and using firearms for self
defence (as a first line over and above getting out of there).

Why should one be forced into "getting out of" his residence?

You're not, in the UK. There's a general "duty of retreat" - if someone gets
in your face and shouts insults, you're expected to back off rather than hit
him, and if he pursues then his intentions are obviously hostile - but it's
accepted that once in your own home you've run out of places to retreat to,
and should not be forced to flee.

I gather that doesn't apply in some US states, which is interesting.

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Paul J. Adam