On 8/26/2013 7:03 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" wrote in message
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Well, have a couple other ideas provided by a fiend but they are all
"what if's"... soooooo... I will say, one of them involves yelling down
the stairs (custom designed for my home at the time) " We are armed, the
police are on the way, if you come up the stairs we will shoot you!"

Our insurance agent taught a course in "use of deadly force for
homeowners", and we were considering firearms at the time...

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Hopefully that would work for you, just like in the movies.

I worry more about the meth/crack addict that wakes you as he enters
your bedroom. These are unstable people who think they are invincible
and don't respond to fear or threats. Or the professional burglar that
panics when you confront him. How they got by the barking dogs and
house alarm doesn't matter then.

Those are the only reasons I keep a loaded handgun in our bedroom that I
can get to very quickly. I am not paranoid. Just prepared. By day,
it goes back in the safe.





Well, I agree 100%.. someone shows up in the door, I will attack without
a second thought. If I hear them coming through a window, I might let
them know I am coming armed and start swinging if they are still there
when I get there... Either way, if I see them, it's on...