For or against?

And I actually agree with you on that point, Minion, but ONLY if he chooses to wait until there's nobody home before coming in to steal my stuff. I'm not going to kill anyone over material things. However, if he comes into my house while I'm obviously there, the crime changes from a "burglary" to a "home invasion."

Wiki "home invasion" if you want. Do a little research on some other websites, as well. The general consensus (backed up by statistics) is that when someone breaks into your home and does it despite of or because of the fact that you're in it, they've come to harm you - not to steal your crap.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I hear about home invasions at least once a month in my area, and they often involve a rape or battery. Also, as I stated in the other thread, I have children at home who I will protect whether the bleedinghearts like it or not.

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That's true, but I take common-sense precautions with my gun. It's hidden, for one thing, and never stored loaded (although the clip is hidden in a separate area of the same room). Also, my kids know better than to ever touch the gun, even if they were able to find it, which is highly doubtful.

I do hear about kids finding guns and accidentally shooting each other, and I agree that it's definitely a risk. I guess it's up to each individual whether they feel that their children are more likely to be harmed by an intruder or by an accidental shooting.

I know that my kids have been taught gun responsibility. I trust them not to snoop around in my room and find my gun and play with it MUCH more than I trust the crazies in my area not to come in and harm me or my children.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Hmm...maybe not. And if I didn't have kids I might risk it, you know, for the sake of scientific research.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

But Minion, what if someone followed me home to rape me? Is that such a stretch? Lots of people in my area know that my husband has been deployed for a while, and even if they didn't, it's not all that unheard of for some insane rapist to follow a woman home and rape and sometimes kill her.

Although I will admit that we've had this gun since we first got married. Also, I was raised in a home with guns, so it's something I don't even think about. It just seems like the logical thing to do to have a gun in your home for protection.

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