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Originally Posted by Envitro
Well, they say that a gun is the great equalizer when it come to self-defense.
If you can't see that through your skewed world-view, then I wish you luck.
I wished that we lived in a world where you don't have to worry about anyone doing you or your family any harm, but unfortunately that's not the world that we live in. Feel free to disagree with me.
I'm not saying that I need or want to carry, but you can't tell me that in the middle of the night when someone is rummaging through your house and coming up the stairs you wouldn't want to have a tool to defend your family with?
Is the intruder armed, or are they only after my stuff? Or do they have something else in mind? Who knows?
You don't know, and do you really want to find out by being completely helpless? The police may show up 2 or 3, or 10-15 minutes later, or more, but at the end of the day the whole thing may be over in less than 1.
I know, this is the extreme scenario, but you make your choice on how you want to live and protect your family, and let the rest of do the same.
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I like guns, own several, but no it is not some great equalizer and no I would never use one to shoot someone that broke into my house. It's simply not the right tool for the job.
I'm not sure what your family is up too but personally, I don't just have people that are out to get us. Shooting an intruder is hardly something most people fantasize about. I've got enough on my plate as it is without having the murder of some strung-out kid on my conscience