"HK" wrote in message
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Chuck Gould wrote:
On Jan 2, 5:35�am, HK wrote:

Our local sheriff and county prosecutors are not very interested in
going after residents who use lethal force to ward off criminals who
attempt latenight break-ins or home invasions.



Maybe not, but the crooks like to know just where to look to find an
arsenal just waiting to be scooped up.

Statistically, you are probably safer with no gun at all than with a
gun to fend off the "boogie man". Add up all the cases where a
homeowner
successfully frightens away or kills an intruder, then subtract the
number of cases where a PO'd family member picks up the gun and kills
husband, wife, son, daughter, etc. Then subtract the number of
"accidental" gun deaths (kids or grandkids knowing just where to look
for the gun and wating until the first opportunity to screw around
with it). Then subtract the substantial number of cases where people
are shot with their own weapons, either because the thief happened
across the gun a few minutes before the homeowners came in and
surprised him or her, or the victims woke up to find some junked up
crook has won the race to the nightstand. The results are probably not
stacked in favor of keeping a handgun in the bedroom. Keeping the
handgun in a safe, with or without a trigger lock, sort of defeats
the
idea of "quick! shoot the bad guy!" for which most people buy a
handgun in the first place.


1. I live in a mostly rural county. Virtually everyone in this county has
firearms. Thus, any burglars engaged in housebreaking already know there
are firearms inside their target houses.

2. If someone breaks into my house late at night, I'd rather have the
opportunity to shoot him before he shoots me. For some burglars, just the
sight of being faced down by a 12-gauge shotgun is enough to make them
exit in a hurry.

3. If there are small children about, the firearms and ammo are locked up
in a safe. The only teen-aged relative that visits is a Southern boy who
hunts.

4. I don't keep firearms in the nightstand, but the handguns are handy.

5. Breaking into my house requires making a "lot" of noise. There's no way
to get in without doing so, either by busting in a door or a window and
then setting off a series of alarms and turning on indoor and outdoor
lights and security cameras.






--
George W. Bush - the 43rd Best President Ever!
Sounds like you live in an inpenetrable fortress. Good luck with your next
home invasion. It sounds like you are well prepared. Don't forget to leave
out some milk and cookies for the perps. Fool!