Quote Originally Posted by grahamw48 View Post
Quite right Dedworth.

We were living in Malaya from 1955-1958, and because we were 'off-base', my dad was permitted to take a GUN home with him with which to protect his family !

I also remember that for a while our school bus was equipped with wire mesh over the windows, plus an armed guard carried.
Having a gun to protect your family is a lot different to executing a wounded person posing no further threat.