“In England, there was scarcely an amount of order and protection to justify much national boasting. Daring burglaries by armed men, and highway robberies, took place in the capital itself every night; families were publicly cautioned not to go out” — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Over two million burglaries are reported in the US every year. Another two million go unreported. In an estimated 162,000 of these cases, the intruder is confronted or scared off with a gun.” — Samuel Hawley Copy Share Image
