Can those who recognize that firearms may be needed for home defense be legitimately called gun nuts

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38. That is the best tactic but I will make two suggestions . ...

Have a cell phone in your hidey-hole so you can contact the police if your land line is cut.

Have a shotgun in your hiding place. If they break the door down and make entry, you can be waiting behind cover (such as a bed) with the shotgun pointed at the door. You will have time to determine that they have no right to be in your home before you pull the trigger.

Of course the advice on the shotgun assumes:

1) You can legally own a firearm.

2) You have safety training for firearms.

3) Are responsible enough to realize that firearms should be stored safely to prevent access by children and theft by your average criminal.

4) Do not abuse alcohol or drugs, are not suffering from depression or any significant mental disorder that could lead to violence.

5) Do not live in a volatile relationship with a significant other.

6) Could actually shoot another person if absolutely necessary. (Many people could never do this and that might be a positive virtue.)

Guns are not for everybody.