On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 6:06:55 PM UTC-4, Mike Collins wrote:

Burglars do not carry guns in Britain,

Some do.

When my wife came home and found a burglar climbing out of the kitchen
window with the video recorder she shouted at him "Put that down" in her
best teacher's voice and he carefully laid the video down and ran away. She
wasn't armed although she was very angry and chased him.

Burglars here think that your stuff is their stuff and don't take kindly to being ordered about.

You don't need guns.

We'll decide that, not you. Mind your own business.