whatever the statistic (which are easily manipulate to reflect what ever you want the fact is when a burglar breaks into your house they have 100% choice as to whether they come in equiped to rob and kill if they feel necessary whether thats a knife , a gun, a hammer whatever and currently the law does not allow the householder in the UK any choice whatsover other than to use reasonable force to protect yourself. And then you have to work out what reasonable force is in a live situation and then still risk being sued or imprisoned yourself if your judgement is deemed wrong by a court.Much of the crime in this country is drug fueled and you have no idea if the burglar is high on drugs when they enter you home and the question of reasonable force gets really blurry. I have intercepted a robber not in my home but on the street and believe me when you hit someopne who is high they dont feel it like they would if they were dry ! My family is all that matters to me and my possesions are no where near as important however i am not willing to just let people walk in and walk out of my home with the things i worked hard for without some resistance .

I Know that i would rather have the same choice when it comes to equiping myself as burglar has.