I keep no shooty stuff around, and sleep soundly without it, but if somebody lies awake ridden by anxiety unless he has a legion of teddy bears or an arsenal, he certainly has a right to contrive peace of mind.
I'd expect some correlation the same way someone will tend to lean away from the side trying to ban any right that they utilize, whichever it is.
The odds of a "home invasion" being done are sort of incredibly low. Pretty much nil if you don't enjoy the company of criminals. The statistics show that 90% of robberies outside the home are committed by a stranger and the number lowers to 63% in regards to home robberies. I suppose that stands to reason, people who've been at your house would know if you have anything worth stealing. Now by the most recent stats Can study of reported robbery there are less then one robbery per thousand Canadians. Of those 59% are committed without any weapon, 27% are with a non fire arm and 14% are committed with a fire arm. Then it breaks down further that a grand total of 2,700 "home invasions "were committed in a year. That includes all home burglaries , I'm just going to guess most of those are done when the occupants are gone. That's how it's happened to anyone I know who's been burglarized anyways. Makes sense I guess, gives you more time to get the good stuff and a lesser chance of being identified. So basically in Canada you have a 1 in a thousand chance of being robbed. These statistics include the 39% of robberies that are people robbing stores and banks. About half are people basically mugging you for your cell phone with a threat of a punch to the head,which leaves a whopping 10% which will be some one smashing a window at your house and stealing your laptop while you're at the move. Also 90% of reported robberies are done by males between 12 and 24. So basically kids looking for drug or beer money. If you're walking around alone and you see a bunch of drunken hoodlums it's probably best to steer clear mainly cause kids that age tend to be idiots. The odds of one of them trying to rob ya are still pretty darn remote . In summery; I feel perfectly safe not having a gun by my bed. That fact that I or no one I know has ever been in a life threatening situation where a gun would help in the least probably helps. Live clean, that's my motto! Edit: Though I should cite my source. How rude of me. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/100325/dq100325b-eng.htm
excuse me, he insulted me first two pages back and is being deliberately disingenous...I'm fed up going into a conversation with good intentions only to be insulted, it's the same people every time...no more, there many civil and intelligent forum members to converse with that I dont have to put up with it...
wow that was a stupid conclusion...hey! I threw out my mothers washing machine and her vaccum cleaner that she gave me even though both still worked, so i must hate washers and vuccums too
I don't think he's being completely honest. NO ONE throws away over 500 dollars worth of guns and trips off though the daisies singing "we're off to see the wizard..."
Odds of home invasion are probably about the same as having your house catch on fire when you are asleep. Do you have smoke detectors?
Throw away VS destroy with a sledge hammer. Besides that you threw away old worn out appliances while the guns on the other hand were still perfectly functional and would last for generations.
Who lies awake ridden by anxiety? I have a gun. Of course there are those that do not believe the crime exists and they sleep well in their ignorance.
Nicely said. My daughter has two handguns, both of which I gave her. She has an ex husband that has been in the brig for both child pornography and putting a hit out on someone. A very untrustworthy individual that no one can predict what might happen. He has been seen in town, by me, illegally since he was working in the State and did not communicate his change of address. She is well versed in handling firearms so I have no problem with giving her force equalizers which is what guns are.
We all make someone else responsible for our personal safety for the most part. That's why we have police and an army. This is what I really hate about miltant gun advocates. This idea that not only must we let them have them, WE must have one too. I'd say that most of them want a society like the Old West where everyone carried a gun and the only defense one had was in having one too but the problem there is that that "Old West" was totally mythical, created by movies. Most farmers couldn't afford something very expensive they'd have very little use for and most towns very strictly forbade the carrying of guns (The OK corral was a gun control dispute) There are almost certainly more guns in the Western States now than back then And when I name my car people say I'm silly. No, it's MOM, baseball and apple pie. You love your guns more than your mother? When, by who? In re all the bolded. Again, when, by who? Actually watches and stamps have been used by troops in all kinds of warfare for all kinds of purposes. And you seem the very KIng of those who make pompous declarations, particularly without backing, as you've done 3x in your last 2 posts. Again, let's see the links, this IS the Internet and it's polite to do so when making a factual statement.. I have insurance against burglary. I also have good alarms against fire and break-ins and the aforementioned Bortan. I even have Flood insurance though I live well above two streams on either side and can almost never flood. Insurance is a strange thing, it may be the only working form of capitalist socialism. Nicest of all, I don't have to risk my own life or kill anyone to benefit from it. Anything can remind you of anything. They couldn't have won them if they didn't have them and the other side didn't, this is true. However, many people have won their freedom in revolutions before guns were invented. And as many have been enslaved afterwards Finally, some reasonable objections. You are very correct in saying that forbidding guns will not end gun murders, but the fact of the matter is that there almost certainly will be less people killed by them than before. There are indeed still gun murders in Japan, S. Korea, Singapore and even Hong Kong, but the rates and actual numbers are miniscule compared to ours. So anyone who takes down a wall hates walls?. He didn't want them anymore and didn't want to know they might be used wrongly. I call that a responsible gun owner. Again, this is what I really hate about militant gun advocates. It's not enough to just say they can have their guns. No, YOU have to have one too. This is why I think they shouldn't have any, they're too damned concerned about everybody having one, even those who don't want them..
that big-assed Botan, how large is he? Since he's a dog, do you have insurance when you go out for a walk? Dogs have been known to kill people. I think you should have a special permit to have him in the house, as well as posted signs, "Killer inside", I also believe that you and that dog should take dog safety classes yearly I also believe that since this dog could go off anytime, he should be muzzled with a key lock and have the key for his muzzle in a safe. That safe and key should be subject to random searches without warrant. We are currently working on a Botan ban. Report to your registration center and register that Botan. Failure to do so will result in imprisonment. as a matter of fact, I think we should replace that Botan with a toothless toy terrier.
If having it relieves your anxieties, that's fine, but I don't know what you intend to do with it while you're asleep. About half a million guns are stolen in the US every year and, whilst you're in the thralls of Morpheus, you would obviously be far more vulnerable to such a misadventure. I'm not. No, I think that you're mistaken there. However, if you need to pretend that is the case to bolster your fancies, it's a harmless delusion. Personally, I've always been a brilliant sleeper, and I even do it without artificial aids but, like I said, whether your slumber fetish is a teddy bear or a blunderbuss, you do what you need to do. Sleep is a rewarding pastime for all. However, you should recognize that there are dastards who might stealthily violate your repose and make off with your fuzzy Gund.
I find it interesting and informative that while people like you fantasize about what gun owners think actually tell us more about how you think.
If you claim possessing a gun overcomes your feelings of insecurity, I accept that and have repeatedly stated that is your right. I have no such need. Meanwhile your fantasizing about "those that do not believe the crime exists" is delusional. Who does not believe that crime exists?
Yeah, but it's still going to remain a moral issue for me. My brother, who is a state park ranger, which is basically a state cop...tells me blast away. My Presbyterian Minister says you shouldn't kill someone if you don't have to. All that in mind, if it ever happened, I'd probably be scared enough to shoot first without questions. The thing about it all though........of the people I know who've had to actually kill someone (cops and military friends)...none of them remain completely guiltless by having to do it...and the people who seem enthused about being able to kill a burglar, usually haven't killed anyone. If someobody has, and is completely unaffected, they're probably kind of insane or sociopathic.
