I am a rural non-gun owner

[Gregorian]

11. I don't know where my keys are. We had a murderer running around in my "back yard" not too long ago.

The guy was killing people without any reason or cause. He killed someone I had spoken with not long before it began. He was severely mentally disturbed, and had been to county mental health services, which I imagine were thoroughly worthless.

So I was doing my daily bike rides out in the forest where he was, and was a bit nervous. And someone said police were spotted on a part of my property, because someone said they had seen him here. I never even knew they were here, since my place is pretty large.

And at night I actually decided to lock the door after about a week of thinking what might happen if he were to "drop by".

I have a shotgun, but it's not for people. It's for clay. And even after thinking about it, I left it in the building where I keep it.

To be honest, two thoughts occurred to me. I would feel pretty silly if I were frightened enough to want to carry a gun. AND I'd feel pretty silly if I just let someone walk in and kill me. But that last statement doesn't hold a lot of merit, since I have two legs.

PS- After about a month of this, the cops finally killed the guy. Yes, he actually lived out in the forest for a month. Pretty wild.

PPS- OK, I will admit that one of my best friends is alive because he gardens with a 45 on his belt. This guy is the softest human I've ever known. But one day a bear charged him, and he said it was all too clear that the intent was to kill. So he shot it. And he cried and cried. I don't know. Neither of us are gun people. I think in general it's a pretty easy discussion. No guns is a better world.