Originally Posted by
Djalil
Consequences, for example, if you do get hassled, dragged into a gunfight, having the worst of it and someone of yours killed when the robber would have been gone with a wallet. Or being neutralised, having the gun stolen and releasing yet another fully functional gun in the wrong hands. Getting hassled after having a bad day feel threatened when there isn't any threat shoot and kill unjustifiably and go to jail leaving your family alone. Or defending yourself rightfully shooting missing him and hitting someone else.
All real possibilities that seriously outweight that 1% of having your wallet stolen that, as you put it yourself regarding home security, might as well never happen.