I have a friend who keeps a hand gun by his bed. Heard someone come into the bedroom, one night. Grabbed the gun and pointed. Didn't fire. It was his little boy.
Now, this is not meant to sway anyone, but just to illustrate that there are risks in keeping a gun for home defense. Not saying not to. Just saying be careful.
I don't know how close my friend was to pulling the trigger, and he may be well trained. Not really sure. But: anyone, no matter how well trained, could have made a terrible mistake in a situation like that. It's dark, you're abruptly awakened, and adrenaline is flowing.
I'm not sure if a gun right by your bed is a great idea.
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I have a friend who keeps a hand gun by his bed. Heard someone come into the bedroom, one night. Grabbed the gun and pointed. Didn't fire. It was his little boy.
Now, this is not meant to sway anyone, but just to illustrate that there are risks in keeping a gun for home defense. Not saying not to. Just saying be careful.
I don't know how close my friend was to pulling the trigger, and he may be well trained. Not really sure. But: anyone, no matter how well trained, could have made a terrible mistake in a situation like that. It's dark, you're abruptly awakened, and adrenaline is flowing.
I'm not sure if a gun right by your bed is a great idea.
I don't know about anyone else here, but I think it's pretty dumb to keep a loaded firearm somewhere like that. If someone is going to possess firearms and for self protection or whatever, they need to be smart about them.
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I have a friend who keeps a hand gun by his bed. Heard someone come into the bedroom, one night. Grabbed the gun and pointed. Didn't fire. It was his little boy.
Now, this is not meant to sway anyone, but just to illustrate that there are risks in keeping a gun for home defense. Not saying not to. Just saying be careful.
I don't know how close my friend was to pulling the trigger, and he may be well trained. Not really sure. But: anyone, no matter how well trained, could have made a terrible mistake in a situation like that. It's dark, you're abruptly awakened, and adrenaline is flowing.
I'm not sure if a gun right by your bed is a great idea.
I don't know about anyone else here, but I think it's pretty dumb to keep a loaded firearm somewhere like that. If someone is going to possess firearms and for self protection or whatever, they need to be smart about them.
It's not a good idea to have weapons unsecured in almost any situation. There are clever and straightforward ways to provide yourself quick access to secured loaded weapons. There are lockboxes with fingertip combination locks that can be worked quickly in the dark.
Next, if you can't tell the difference between the footsteps of friend or foe, or jump at every shadow, you have a Deputy Fife moment awaiting you, possibly with a tragic ending. Tactical flashlights were invented for just such moments. If you keep a gun handy for security, you should also keep a tactical flashlight. Many modern weapons have rails to which such lights may be afixed.
With children in the house, the firearms must be secured. That is really only half the battle. The children must be trained how to respond to the presence of a weapon. Although they are a little young to be taught to shoot just yet, my oldest three are being shown the differences between real guns and toys, exposed to basic gun safety, and trained and drilled in the four steps of gun safety for children. The oldest two have it down cold.
If you see a real gun: Stop. Don't touch. Leave the area, taking others with you if necessary. Tell an adult.
I took my oldest two boys to a gun show tonight. Their eyes were as big as saucers!!! There were many teachable moments this evening as the questions were virtually nonstop.
Next week we'll work on teaching them the doctrine of the Blessed Trinity.
. . . of personal protection:
JESUS, SMITH, & WESSON
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We live in an area out in the country that is not too high of a crime area but still has the random break ins. I have a million+ candle power spotlight near the bed. I just figure if someone breaks in (someone bent on robbing and not assaulting) I will fire this thing at him... .should be quite the shock when it happens in a pitch black room!
Funny, regarding your usage of scripture, I was wondering where does it begin?
L&F, This appears to be your last post....
I have been wondering where you went?
I enjoyed reading many of your posts - for what it's worth.
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There were many teachable moments this evening as the questions were virtually nonstop.
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