Back in L.A. I sleep with my windows open ... and my Ruger simi-auto is on my hip at home.
rofl
Well I have been in this house 40 years or so...it is near the beach so it has been broken into like 1 time every 10 years.
Three of those four times I beat the shit out of the people I caught...the LAST time after breaking the guys arm I needed to use my firearm to get his attention.
I did not shoot him.
In each of those four events I was the arresting person when the police showed up.
In a county with over 16 million people I think I have had good odds over the past 40 years.
Sure as hell beats living in the UK...beat the burgler up and YOU goto jail.