Well, yes, it does get emotional so I’m glad we can keep it civil.
I agree that people need to protect their property but, in my opinion, protecting people should always have precedence. Hence, guns should always be a very strictly regulated, last resort option. And from what I gather, even in the cases you mention, other places have found other, safer solutions that are just as effective.
Another example: My wife and I worked on vineyards in New Zealand for a while. They had big “cannons” which just produced really loud bangs and, as far as I could tell, were quite successful in keeping crows away. I think they were gas operated and automated, thus probably also cheaper than having a person fire shotgun rounds.
In other cases (the wild dingo example) there might of course be a trade-off between effectivity and security (for the humans involved). But, in the risk of repeating myself, with guns, I’d rather err on the side of caution.
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