Buyng a Gun

[Professor S]

Some interesting points, let me address a few:

1) Practicality of a shotgun. In the event of a home invasion, I think a shotgun is the most practical BECAUSE its over-kill... literally. In the abhorrent event that I am forced to fire my weapon as described in the scenarios above, I am going to shoot to kill. I would rather it over-kill than under-kill, as horrible as that sounds, its reality. As for the mess... well... at least I'd be alive to clean it up.

2) Getting a dog. Typh put it best. I'm getting the gun for the worst case scenario, not some dullard stumbling in drink or high. Dogs aren't bullet proof and if the intruder didn't care that my cars were in the driveway, I doubt he'll care about the alarm system. Although I think I will get an alarm system for the times we aren't home.

I do want to get a dog, though, but it has little to do with home defense.

3) The legality. A stated, pretty much if anyone breaks into your home and you kill them its your word against a dead man's word. You win. Now you can say that's horrible, but I'd rather trust the homeowner than the person breaking in to someone else's house. Bottom line: If you are a home invader, expect that you might be killed.

In fact, there have been cases where a home invader has gotten hurt breaking into someone's house, and then successfully SUED the homeowner. If that's not an incentive to kill invaders instead of injuring them, I don't know what is.

4) Whatever gun I own, I plan to learn how to use and maintain every inch of it, as I have every gun I've ever had. I'll also train my wife how to use it (in fact, I want to get her a small pistol for her purse if she'll carry it) and when the time comes, my kid. I'm convinced that accidental deaths regarding home firearms come from ignorance. Parents try to hide the firearm from the kid, and when the kid finds it, they treat it like a toy instead of a deadly weapon.

When I grew up my dad had M1 Carbine's, revolvers and hunting rifles hanging fom the walls in the basement and I never touched them. I learned very early how deadly they were, and I was given a bucket of toy guns to play with (boys just want to play with guns anyway, it doesn;t matter if they're real or plastic IMO)

And Dylflon, I'd appreciate it if you would stop insinuating that I am somehow bizarre or a killer if I decide to purchase a gun. Nothing I've described here would make you assume I am some nut, so please stop inferring it.