Polypterus;1564011; said:
As for this...... Screw that... I'm shooting first. My life (and my families life in my opinion) is far more important than some Cluckheads.
There is nothing wrong with using a sledgehammer on a diseased mosquito.
No crap.
For that matter, I'm a 5'1 and I'm woman. If some man attacks me, even without a gun, am I supposed to engage in hand to hand combat with him? Uh...I don't think so....
And for that matter, even a large man can be taken by someone that's crazy and methed out or something. Or someone that is mentally ill/challenged and loses it.
My mother in law is a special ed teacher, and when some of those kids go into a rage they are VERY strong, and can be dangerous because some of them don't understand right and wrong in the first place, or lack self control. If they lose it you're not gonna necessarily slow them down that easily.
Call me crazy, but especially if someone breaks into my house I'm going to ASSUME they want to do me harm and ask questions LATER. You don't break into houses because you're a nice and respectful person.
I'm alone 16 days a month and I keep a gun loaded just in case (I don't have any kids so there's 0% danger in that anyway). Excuse me for trying to protect myself

. Wouldn't be hard for some nut to realize that I'm alone so much and figure out my husband's work schedule.
My mother in law once had a guy knock at her door and try to come in. He KNEW her husband was gone because he'd been watching them. He only left when she put a gun in his face. Later on she found out it was this man
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Lee_Lucas.
Never assume you are 100% safe.
I may be paranoid, but I've had too many close calls not to be.