The right to defend yourself in your home

Onkel Neal · 08-15-07, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bradclark1

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Originally Posted by August

If they'd have kept the 8 year old strapped inside a straight jacket until he was 18 the accident wouldn't have happened either.

There were two big parental failures here. First, the child was not educated to differentiate between a toy and a real firearm and second, the child was left unsupervised in the presence of a firearm for a considerable length of time.

Yeah, right, and back to the real world? Trigger locks serve a purpose.

Edit: Not against home defence but am for common sense.

I agree. I have two pistols, and both are locked, the revolver has a trigger lock and the .40 semi-auto in its case. I just couldn't live with myself if one of my kids or their friends got hurt in an accident. They have been taught, told, and warned not to screw with the guns unless I am in attendance, but I've heard sometimes children don't always do what they are told. I'm not taking any chances with my kids.

If I need to handgun to protect myself, the combination lock will only slow me down for about 6 seconds. That's cool with me, it gives the home invader a sporting chance. I'm a really good shot (ask the Subsim guys who came to the 2006 Texas Sub Club meeting)

One thing people should keep in mind before opening fire in their home if they think they have a home invader.... when you wake up and you're groggy and disoriented, don't shoot your wife or kids by mistake...

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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

saw a guy in a ski-mask standing there with my computer in his hands... so I shot him both times and accidentally killed him when one shot went through his neck.

Don't blame you one bit. Where did the other shot hit?