What about bystanders?

There is an argument used by the antis against things like concealed carry and "stand your ground" legislation. They want to know, "What about innocent bystanders? You can't have any Joe on the street just go guns-a-blazin'! People will be hurt!"

Well, here we have a case of one of Washington's finest firing on (and missing) an alleged assailant. Not only did he miss, but the bullet ended up in a child's bedroom of a nearby house. Apparently they're the only ones professional enough...

"A .40-caliber bullet that Forks police fired early Sunday at a man they said charged them instead broke a 5-year-old boy's bedroom window about a block away and landed near the child's toy box."

What do you suppose would have happened to the officer had the bullet actually struck an innocent child? Better yet, what do you think gun-control advocates would want to happen to him? Certainly the answer would be, "Nothing." Now what do you suppose the same people would want to happen to you or I if a bystander were struck by a "stray bullet" fired in self-defense? I'll tell you: They'd want you treated more harshly than the one you were defending yourself from.