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Old 04-17-2009, 11:12 PM   #18 (permalink)
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**What do you think (or don't think) about guns?
I am comfortable around guns. I prefer to have at least one in the house that I can handle. We have several.

**What shaped your opinions?
Being around people who own guns and practice gun safety. (i.e. locking them away from kids, target practice, not pointing them at random, not playing stupid tricks with them like the one I saw on the internet)

**Have you shot a gun?
Oh my, yes. Many times. Some of ours are a bit more than I feel physically comfortable with (especially one of the rifles). But my .38 super is a competition handgun, so it has about as much kick as a bb gun.

**Do you wear one for protection?
No. I don't feel confident that I could prevent someone from taking it from me if I don't see them coming. Hubby will carry if the need arises. In the home, the dog let me know when to get the gun. That's part of his job.

**Do you feel safe around someone that has a gun?
Around sober, responsible, experienced folks, yes.
Around people under the influence of any drug, people who are goofing off, people who go looking for trouble ... no way.

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Originally Posted by genuinegirly View Post
I become physically ill when I hear a news story that mentions a child dying when "playing" with a gun. It horrifies me that a gun would be anywhere near a child.
I feel this way, too. No child should be able to get ahold of one.

I would feel even worse if something happened to one of my kids because I didn't own one. Someone broke into our house 3 years back when hubby was gone with the army. It was the middle of the night, and I had 3 daughters to protect. The youngest was 4-5 weeks old, so Mama Bear Mode really kicked in. I didn't have to use my "insurance policy" as I call it, but I am glad that I had it in my hand. And I'm glad I had the dog was there to alert me to danger. He actually told me before the intruder entered the house, but I didn't listen until I heard the person downstairs.

I was in the TFP chat room June 2007 when I heard several police sirens in our little 1/2 mile by 1 mile country town. Some of you might remember this; I gave the chat room a play-by-play (I know Spec was there). Several police cars were zooming through town, others parked down the street at intervals. Residents received phone calls to let us know to stay in our homes because someone robbed the bank. That bank is 2 blocks from my house. My backyard is a field with trees, and a highway on the other side. Probably the best place in town for someone to run to while trying to disappear. After taking out my gun case, I shoved heavy furniture against the doors, closed the drapes, and chatted with TFP-ers some more. I didn't even take it out of the case that time, as the threat wasn't imminent (and the dog would let me know if it became so). But I was glad it was by my side.
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