Twardlow Loc: Arkansas

Cute. Cute but irresponsible. Stastics show that most injuries from guns are within the family. Many moe siblings are shot than intruders. You have been fortunate or maybe lucky or possibley you and your family are well-trained and careful.

Statistics show the average joe ain't like you.

Huey Driver Loc: Texas

Twardlow Loc: Arkansas

Sorry, I looked back to review your post and see that you did answer me.

It was at the top of my post, which is unusual, and I overlooked it.

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

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So is your answer that no matter what kind of weapon you have you prefer not to use it in case it is your wife or another family member in the house? From what you describe it isn't only a firearm you advocate not using but carrying it further you could say the same about a baseball bat, knife, hammer etc. Are you honestly saying you prefer your wife being raped and you beaten up and murdered; or shot/stabbed, whatever, as opposed to you having a firearm to protect yourself?

You are an adult and are capable of thinking tactically in your own house. You know the house, the intruder(s) do not. You are capable of deciding who is friendly in the home as opposed to the unfriendliness. If it is just you and your wife and she is beside you then you know all is well at least in the bedroom. But you still hear noises in the living room. Are you not able to grab a firearm and slowly make your way to the living room while your wife phones the police? That is what I mean by thinking tactically. Other clues come into play as well. Did you hear a window break, door being forced open, unknown voices in another part of the house?

You say you live in an area where those bad things don't happen. Don't most of us live in areas such as those unless you are living in a ghetto somewhere? With all of your firearms locked up what do you do about a home invasion if it happens. Are you at least capable to reach a firearm when 3 gang members knock on your door at night (two of them hidden from view) and force their way into your home. Believe me, that is where an illegal 15 round magazine (in some states) comes in handy.

I pray none of these scenarios happen to you but they do happen to other people on a regular basis. Fortunately many of them now have a firearm to protect their family, whether you believe it or not.

Dennis

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

The insinuations you make are ridiculous.

Jakebrake Loc: Broomfield, Colorado

Only in the gun grabbing liberal mentality Davey!

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

Where do you dream up this crap? A guy makes a statement regarding family members being disproportionately injured and you guys are off and running. Do the liberal cracks and innuendo lend some credibility to your scoffing? Ridiculous!

Twardlow Loc: Arkansas

That's a pretty cheap trick, Dennis. I expect better than you. First of all, you are wildly mistaken, as I said I had pepper spray, though not in the bedroom. If we were dealing with anything beyound wild speculation, I'd move it.

"Are you honestly saying you prefer your wife being raped and you beaten up and murdered; or shot/stabbed, whatever, as opposed to you having a firearm to protect yourself?" This is too cheap to reply to. Shame on you.

You know the police aren't going to arrive before we're murdered. And stistically, we're more likely to shoot a family member or neighbor than an intruder. BTW, we don't even lock the doors at night.

"I pray none of these scenarios happen to you but they do happen to other people on a regular basis. Fortunately many of them now have a firearm to protect their family, whether you believe it or not." And more of them shoot an innocent party than shoot intruders.

phcaan Loc: Willow Springs, MO

A gun is like any other tool, if you have not been trained to use it, you shouldn't.

Keenan Loc: Central Coast California

So, would you advocate confiscation of all guns in the hands of those who have not been properly trained to use the "tool?"

phcaan Loc: Willow Springs, MO

Nope.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Double nope, work on getting them to go get training of some type.
I think it should be like driver training in many high schools, part of the PE dept and everyone does it, if nothing else of the "see one, don't touch, tell someone" variety.
I had a friend who owned 3 gun and police gear shops, I used to help at his biggest one weekends and summers. I took one of the basic classes and sent my mother to one taught by a female police officer (she bonded better with the women and knew about things like purse carry and women only concealed holsters) and I sit in as an observer (got drafted to assist on the range), just so I could do better at urging people to get training.
Once had a customer who bought a little snubby .380 Walther PPK. I warned him snubbies were hard to shoot well etc etc but he wanted it because James Bond used one. Two days after pickup he came storming in complaining we sold him a lemon that didn't shoot straight. I was just hanging around and asked if he would go to the range with me and we would test the gun. He agreed, we went, he knew nothing about shooting and did everything wrong, half the shots didn't even hit the 2x3 foot paper the target was on at 7 yards. I then took the gun and fired off the whole magazine rapid fire with all shots inside the 9 and 10 ring. I told him it took me a couple of years practice to get to do that and the guy out at the counter A. was better than me and B. was the one I had suggested he see about lessons. As I left he was signing up for training, after that he was a good customer and listened when we gave advice.

Jakebrake Loc: Broomfield, Colorado

I stand by my post lib.

Jakebrake Loc: Broomfield, Colorado

Exactly! If we want to dramatically reduce unnecessary deaths, lets start by educating the oh so many dumb asses driving cars.