The ‘Nice Girl’ Who Saved the Second Amendment

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She points to a website of the U.K.'s Police National Legal Database, which includes an online forum called "Ask the Police." One question inquires about self-defense products. Are any legal? The answer: Only one, a "rape alarm" that looks like a car remote. Its panic button emits a screeching sound. The website also warns against using nontoxic sprays against assailants. If "sprayed in someone's eyes," such a chemical "would become an offensive weapon." In other words, potential rape victims can push panic buttons but must not dare to injure attackers — not with sprays, let alone knives or guns. "Can you believe it?" asks Malcolm. "They don't let people protect themselves."

Australia is the same. Apparently self defense looks too much like vigilantism. I haven't read in detail, but there are newspaper articles discussing this.

One Aussie gent opined that if a LEO saw a bat behind your front door it would likely be considered a weapon for self defense and the home owner would be arrested on weapons charges.

THAT is why you see a lower rate of violence, not the damned 1996 confiscation and laws.

Another Aussie gent at first said that the Aussie laws were great then admitted he and family are moving to the US at least for a while and he was glad he would then be able to defend them. He is looking into Kennesaw, Georgia and getting a self defense firearm.

It seems that over the last year or so there has been a rise in home invasions and carjackings by immigrants and youngsters.