This is an article being argued about in the here between some shooting buddies of mine and some non-shooting friends who are leaning towards the anti-gun side if I'm honest.
The pro position is there aren't a large number of self-defence related shootings because the deterrent of carrying alone does the defence for you.
I know you don't have CC there, how do the numbers of crimes there compare to this? Looking for some examples from similar countries without CC to throw in a friends face
Guns rarely used for self-defense in US
Washington (AFP) - Contrary to what the gun lobby argues, personal firearms in the United States are rarely used for self-defense, a gun control advocacy group said Wednesday.
In an analysis of FBI and other federal government data, the non-profit Violence Policy Center said Americans are far more likely to hurt themselves or others when handling a lethal weapon.
In 2012, it said, only 259 "justifiable homicides" involving a private citizen were reported, compared to 8,342 criminal homicides committed with a gun.
Put another way, for every justifiable homicide involving a gun, 32 criminal homicides carried out with a firearm occurred. And that does not take into account "tens of thousands" of gun-related suicides and unintentional shootings.
The influential National Rifle Association contends that "guns are necessary for self-defence," said Josh Sugarmann, executive director of the Violence Policy Center in Washington.
"But this gun industry propaganda has no basis in fact," he said in a statement.
"In fact, in a nation of more than 300 million firearms, it is striking how rarely guns are used in self-defense."