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In reply to the discussion: Never owned a gun, never will. [View all]LuckyCharms
(17,425 posts)56. Thank you for saying that, but I'm far from brave.
I'm literally afraid of guns. I don't trust myself, or any human really, to use them safely.
I think the mind is the best defense, rather than the body. My home is not like a locked safe or anything, but I have set it up so I would definitely hear and have plenty of warning if someone was trying to break in.
If that were to happen, I also have a plan. My only concern would be the safety of myself and my family. I have a blunt force weapon under my bed, and I also have a hiding spot. I would take my weapon and my family, and go to that spot. At that point, they can steal whatever they want, as long a they get in and out quickly. I don't own anything that is worth losing my life over.
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I think if you grew up in rural America, on a farm or in the wilderness I can see the need.
Fla Dem
Feb 2018
#39
Rattlesnakes? I've had plenty of encounters with those. Nothing to get the guns out for.
hunter
Feb 2018
#61
Yang Qingpei killed 19 on September 29, 2016 in his home village with a knife. On 18 September...
Marengo
Feb 2018
#33
More than half the people who don't own a gun now could see themselves doing so in the future.
WhiskeyGrinder
Feb 2018
#19
We have to convince the gun lovers that we don't want to take away their guns
FakeNoose
Feb 2018
#45