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So burglars are around twice as likely to invade occupied residences in the U.K. than in the United States. Why is that? Certainly not because the American police are any more likely to interrupt a burglary in process. The obvious answer is that hardly any homeowners in the U.K. possess firearms, while gun ownership is common in the U.S. Bluntly put, a burglar who invades an occupied residence in the United States takes a not-immaterial risk that he may be shot by his intended victim.

SRO1911 wrote: Sun Dec 09, 2018 7:15 pm To slightly expand on that - even in the most liberal enclaves of America, self defense is viable if not civiliy protected.
In the UK, self defense is just another charge - there is no incentive for the subjects to assume personal responsibility, instead it is actively discouraged.