UK: One in three in the UK stash a weapon in their home to protect themselves

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Weapon wielding householders

Last updated: 16 July 2007

 

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.

 

Reasonable force

 

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.

[Guest robw]

Thank you Benny Hill.

 

 

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> http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=26410

>

> Weapon wielding householders

> Last updated: 16 July 2007

>

> 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.

>

> Reasonable force

>

> 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.

>

>