I own a gun because I've been broken into twice and when I called the police, it took 45 minutes to one hour for the police to arrive. I don't know what I was supposed to do if the perpetrators had still been in the house. The police weren't very sympathetic, and almost blamed me for the break-ins, because I hadn't burglar-proofed my house enough. I don't know what I'm supposed to do, so I got an alarm system. Maybe that will be the incentive for the perps to choose another house.