Originally Posted By: turtlevette
There are many ways to accomplish self defense without a gun. Hundreds.
So your friend lets you use his country home for a vacation. One night you and your wife are awaken by the sound of breaking glass from downstairs. Someone has broken into the house (happens every 20 seconds in the USA). You don't know how many invaders came in but you know it is more than one because you can hear them talking. Your wife grabs the phone to call 911, but the nearest town is 10 miles away. Meanwhile you run into the closet and see a baseball bat, a hunting knife, and a semi-automatic pistol. The invaders are now coming up the stairs toward your bedroom. What do you do?
Perhaps you will try confronting them with the bat or the knife, a really foolish move, or more likely just beg for your life as they enter your bedroom. As for me, I'm grabbing the gun and fighting to protect myself and my wife. I will not be a helpless victim, which is why I keep a gun in my bedroom. I have a right to live, and therefore a right to protect my life from the evil that exists in this world. Our founding fathers recognized this right and enshrined it in our constitution.
Tom NJ
There are many ways to accomplish self defense without a gun. Hundreds.
So your friend lets you use his country home for a vacation. One night you and your wife are awaken by the sound of breaking glass from downstairs. Someone has broken into the house (happens every 20 seconds in the USA). You don't know how many invaders came in but you know it is more than one because you can hear them talking. Your wife grabs the phone to call 911, but the nearest town is 10 miles away. Meanwhile you run into the closet and see a baseball bat, a hunting knife, and a semi-automatic pistol. The invaders are now coming up the stairs toward your bedroom. What do you do?
Perhaps you will try confronting them with the bat or the knife, a really foolish move, or more likely just beg for your life as they enter your bedroom. As for me, I'm grabbing the gun and fighting to protect myself and my wife. I will not be a helpless victim, which is why I keep a gun in my bedroom. I have a right to live, and therefore a right to protect my life from the evil that exists in this world. Our founding fathers recognized this right and enshrined it in our constitution.
Tom NJ