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CaptainCrunch · 07-29-2019, 02:58 PM

A look at the whole use of guns for home defense

https://lawcenter.giffords.org/dange...se-statistics/

I've always said, and repeatedly here that having a gun for home defense is just plain dumb because it puts you in more danger and your family in more danger then it protects them.

Spoiler!

1) Scenario 1 - You hear a noise late at night, and you wake up, adrenaline pumps through your veins as you grab your pistol out of your sock drawer and check to make sure that its loaded and the round is chambered. Its dark in the house, and you hear the floor boards creaking down stairs. You lean over the stair well and yell freeze and see a flash of movement. You squeeze the trigger and hear a body hit the ground, one less criminal in the world. you flip on the light and to your horror its your 15 year old son or daughter who was sneaking back into the house.

2) Scenario 2 - You hear the sounds like its described above and grab your gun. You race towards the danger because a gun makes you feel manly and brave like those soldiers in WW2. You snap up your weapon and flip on the lights and see the burgler and yell freeze, but you failed to asses the situation preperly and his buddy fires first killing you. He then picks up your gun.

3) Scenario three, see above - Except you yell freeze and the robber breaks for the back door and runs out, full of adrenaline and anger at this invasion of privacy. You step on the porch and aim and fire, and hit the criminal in the back on your front lawn. Congratulations you're going to jail because of your ####ty judgement

4) Scenario 4 same as above, but as the criminal runs across the lawn, you point and aim, the shot goes wide passing through the window of the house across the street killing the teenage son of your now former best friends the Smiths.

5) Scenario 5 - See above. You grab your gun and check to make sure its loaded. You flick off your safety ignoring everything your instructor taught you because of adreneline. The house is dark, you run down the hallway and hit the stairs. Your feet become entangled as you trip over your daughters damned cabbage patch kill doll and you fall. The last thing you hear is a bang as when you fell you accidentally aimed the gun at your head and pulled the trigger on impact.

So what's my point?

Guns for home defense are stupid. They give you false bravado, most people aren't trained well enough or have the common sense to properly asses the situation. You're in a scenario where you're pumped full of adreneline and aren't thinking clearly.

Its stupid. Also guns for home defense just beg for a violent response. Who gives a shyte if someone steals your TV, or your wife's jewelry. The Deadliest weapon and any cop will tell you isn't a gun in your home, its your phone.

07-29-2019, 02:58 PM	#312
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	A look at the whole use of guns for home defense https://lawcenter.giffords.org/dange...se-statistics/ I've always said, and repeatedly here that having a gun for home defense is just plain dumb because it puts you in more danger and your family in more danger then it protects them. Spoiler! 1) Scenario 1 - You hear a noise late at night, and you wake up, adrenaline pumps through your veins as you grab your pistol out of your sock drawer and check to make sure that its loaded and the round is chambered. Its dark in the house, and you hear the floor boards creaking down stairs. You lean over the stair well and yell freeze and see a flash of movement. You squeeze the trigger and hear a body hit the ground, one less criminal in the world. you flip on the light and to your horror its your 15 year old son or daughter who was sneaking back into the house. 2) Scenario 2 - You hear the sounds like its described above and grab your gun. You race towards the danger because a gun makes you feel manly and brave like those soldiers in WW2. You snap up your weapon and flip on the lights and see the burgler and yell freeze, but you failed to asses the situation preperly and his buddy fires first killing you. He then picks up your gun. 3) Scenario three, see above - Except you yell freeze and the robber breaks for the back door and runs out, full of adrenaline and anger at this invasion of privacy. You step on the porch and aim and fire, and hit the criminal in the back on your front lawn. Congratulations you're going to jail because of your ####ty judgement 4) Scenario 4 same as above, but as the criminal runs across the lawn, you point and aim, the shot goes wide passing through the window of the house across the street killing the teenage son of your now former best friends the Smiths. 5) Scenario 5 - See above. You grab your gun and check to make sure its loaded. You flick off your safety ignoring everything your instructor taught you because of adreneline. The house is dark, you run down the hallway and hit the stairs. Your feet become entangled as you trip over your daughters damned cabbage patch kill doll and you fall. The last thing you hear is a bang as when you fell you accidentally aimed the gun at your head and pulled the trigger on impact. So what's my point? Guns for home defense are stupid. They give you false bravado, most people aren't trained well enough or have the common sense to properly asses the situation. You're in a scenario where you're pumped full of adreneline and aren't thinking clearly. Its stupid. Also guns for home defense just beg for a violent response. Who gives a shyte if someone steals your TV, or your wife's jewelry. The Deadliest weapon and any cop will tell you isn't a gun in your home, its your phone. __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!