Recently, as home invasion robberies have become frequent in the Los Angeles area, security concerns are reaching a peak as homeowners armed with firearms are increasingly directly confronting robbers.
On the 4th, a video of the homeowner armed with a gun directly confronting a suspected robber who broke into the home at a home in Central LA, and a video of the robber and the homeowner exchanging gunfire has spread, reminiscent of a lawless area.
Recently, a suspected robber who was trying to break into a home in Los Angeles was shot and killed by the homeowner. As robberies have increased through the pandemic, there has been an increasing number of cases where homeowners confront robbers who enter their homes armed with firearms.
The problem is that residents who purchase firearms purchase firearms at random without proper firearm use training, which can endanger surrounding neighbours due to accidental firing.
In particular, illegal gun purchases are rampant as residents neglect gun use education and related licenses and are tempted to buy guns for their own personal safety right away. Also, when looking at the video of the shootout between the homeowner and the robber in Central LA on the 4th, it was revealed that the homeowner did not receive proper gun-related training, raising criticism that he could have put the surrounding neighbours at risk.
Brad Lee, former chairman of the Olympic Police Department Sponsorship Association, emphasized that the general public should not take the use of firearms lightly, saying that reckless use of firearms could cause greater anger. In particular, there is a lot of concern because owning a firearm increases the possibility of wielding a firearm even in situations where there is no threat to one’s life.