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Originally Posted by willravel
Well, in my case, it would be easier to rape me than my wife...gun or not. My wife is better at martial arts (which included disarmament of people using a gun) than I am. I live in reality where there is a difference between taking responsibility for your own safety, without needing to shoot and kill anyone and everyone who could pose a threat, and your world where everyone lives in the matrix, and you can shoot and kill everyone and be all important because of it. Take the blue pill, you're not the one.
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That's cute! I never said anything about shooting and killing anyone and everyone who could pose a threat. I think in the spot you quoted me before saying this, I was talking about someone who had violated the law, my private space, and may possibly cause my family harm. I don't consider that a movie-goers experience... I consider it a possible, real-life nightmare. It DOES happen. Actually, it happens fairly frequently in metro cities. Watch the news in Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta, LA, NY, Dallas... 5:00 news... you'll see something similar at LEAST once or twice a week. I don't personally carry a gun... and currently I don't have one in my home, simply because I have not purchased one... however, I feel it's a good thing, and that with proper care and use, the ownership of a firearm is a huge benefit from a safety perspective.
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Originally Posted by willravel
I don't fear criminals. Most of them are stupid. Most of them are desperate. Most of them have little to no training (in gun fire or fighting). This isn't about your reality, in which the world is out to get you. This is about the reality reflected in EVERY statistic in the country. This is the reality in which the odds of my house being broken into are so small that making an investment like a gun would not only be a waste of money but would bring a very dangerous weapon into a house with a two year old girl in it.
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Yes, most criminals are stupid... some are VERY bright. There's also organized crime, which involves both types of people. Yes, the chance is minimal, but this chance also varies depending on where you live. Go buy a house in Hamtramck, MI and try to tell me the chance of something happening to you is minimal. As for the two-year-old daughter... that comes down to good parenting. In rural areas, where nearly every house has a rifle or shotgun for hunting and safety uses, children are MUCH less likely to shoot themselves or someone else than in urban areas where parents try to "hide" the gun from their kids. Children have an amazing capability to learn. Just be a parent and teach your child about guns and gun safety, and she's FAR more likely to be safe around the house with a firearm in it. *shrug*
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Originally Posted by willravel
odds are that they will break in when we are not home. Career criminals know that their job is much easier when there is no one home, so they usually strike during the dat when the house is empty, or when the amily is on vacation. Confrontation is not on the top of their list of things to do.
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Again, not every criminal is there with intent to steal. There are rapists, murderers, kidnappers. Those types are more likely to break in when you ARE home... they don't want your DVD player or TV... they want to harm you. I'm not paranoid. I lock my doors and that's about it. I don't have an alarm system, or sleep with a gun under my pillow... but I also think you are mildly delusional, or you live in an EXTREMELY safe area. Either way, good for you, but not everyone does. In fact, the vast majority of the US population live in dense urban areas, which also happen to be the places with the highest occurance of violent crimes.