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One in three people in the UK stash a weapon in their home to protect themselves from intruders
Almost a third of UK residents store a weapon close to their beds to use against intruders.
According to a survey, householders confessed to stashing items such as golf clubs, cricket bats and heavy torches to use in self-defence.
And more than half of those people said they are willing to use the item as a weapon against an intruder if they had to, insurance company Cornhill Direct said.
Under UK law, anyone can use reasonable force to protect themselves or others or to prevent a crime. But it is for a court to decide whether violence was justified in a particular set of circumstances.
The survey also found:
.One in 20 burglary victims said they were so traumatised they moved house shortly afterwards
.Nearly one in five people quizzed claimed they do not feel safe in their homes at night
.Almost half of those surveyed said they have installed security lights, while one in 10 (11%) have a guard dog
David Keel of Cornhill Direct said simple crime prevention measures can help reduce the risk of intruders. He said: "Some people take crime prevention very seriously but others seem happy to leave it in the hands of fate.
"Taking simple and relatively inexpensive steps to make your home more secure, like fitting good door and window locks as well as motion sensitive security lights, are proven deterrents.''
The research was based on a survey of 4,000 people conducted in June.
1 in 3 people keeps a weapon ready to use, 1 in 5 doesn't feel safe even in their own homes even with security systems, and 1 out of every 20 crime victims is traumatized by the events happening and forced to move to a new place to live.
That on top of a court that determines whether the force you used was justified or not, well after the fact has occurred and who don't support the use of weapons.
One in three people in the UK stash a weapon in their home to protect themselves from intruders
Almost a third of UK residents store a weapon close to their beds to use against intruders.
According to a survey, householders confessed to stashing items such as golf clubs, cricket bats and heavy torches to use in self-defence.
And more than half of those people said they are willing to use the item as a weapon against an intruder if they had to, insurance company Cornhill Direct said.
Under UK law, anyone can use reasonable force to protect themselves or others or to prevent a crime. But it is for a court to decide whether violence was justified in a particular set of circumstances.
The survey also found:
.One in 20 burglary victims said they were so traumatised they moved house shortly afterwards
.Nearly one in five people quizzed claimed they do not feel safe in their homes at night
.Almost half of those surveyed said they have installed security lights, while one in 10 (11%) have a guard dog
David Keel of Cornhill Direct said simple crime prevention measures can help reduce the risk of intruders. He said: "Some people take crime prevention very seriously but others seem happy to leave it in the hands of fate.
"Taking simple and relatively inexpensive steps to make your home more secure, like fitting good door and window locks as well as motion sensitive security lights, are proven deterrents.''
The research was based on a survey of 4,000 people conducted in June.
1 in 3 people keeps a weapon ready to use, 1 in 5 doesn't feel safe even in their own homes even with security systems, and 1 out of every 20 crime victims is traumatized by the events happening and forced to move to a new place to live.
That on top of a court that determines whether the force you used was justified or not, well after the fact has occurred and who don't support the use of weapons.
"the fundamental principle that a government and its agents are under no general duty to provide public services, such as police protection, to any particular individual citizen." Warren vs. The District of Columbia.
