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#51
#51
volsgal03 said:
I dont own a gun, never even shot one. I wish I did, if someone breaks into my house in the middle of the night, and tries to mess with me or my kids, I wouldn't hesitate to shoot whoever it was.
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You might want to weigh the benefit of shooting an intruder against the statistics of gun accidents in the home.

On the surface it sounds real cool, but there are some major factors to consider.

If you live in a high risk of area for people breaking into houses while your home and causing bodily harm, moving may be your best option.
 
#52
#52
volsgal03 said:
I dont own a gun, never even shot one. I wish I did, if someone breaks into my house in the middle of the night, and tries to mess with me or my kids, I wouldn't hesitate to shoot whoever it was.
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I recently bought a remington 870 shotgun for home protection. Its nice and compact perfect for moving through a house. I sleep soundly at night. Took the wife to the range so she could practice incase I wasnt home, we had a blast. HA


But an AR 15 on the wall at the gunshop caught my eye, a little pricey though, maybe in the future
 
#53
#53
A baseball bat should provide your family with adequate protection IMO. and speaking from someone who has had too many friends and family blow their heads off i don't think it is worth it. just call me a wimpy californian.
 
#57
#57
UT IE 95 said:
You might want to weigh the benefit of shooting an intruder against the statistics of gun accidents in the home.
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Easy solution...weapons' safes for firearms that you will not need in a self defense emergency and purchase a handgun that takes quite a bit of force to chamber a round. Then, make sure that you don't leave rounds chambered.

It is pretty basic firearms, and common sense, safety. Gun accidents in homes occur because the parents are negligent, and should be held accountable for such.
 
#59
#59
UT IE 95 said:
Just for comparison, did the Bush admin enact all their stated policies? And are we currently in Bush's vision for the economic landscape of our country?

Just saying, don't be scared and rush to irrational actions just yet.
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Bush pushed through most of the major policies he pushed while campaigning in 2000.

He pushed his prescription drug plan, education agenda, military agenda, tax policy, and tried hard to privatize social security.

His vision and the results might be different. However, to say that he did not push his compassionate conservative agenda is revisionist history, at best.

He campaigned on a platform of lower taxes and social spending programs (supposed to be financed through the extra revenue earned through the lower taxes). His record is clear...he pushed that agenda.

If you think for one second that BHO will not push his agenda and push it hard, with the backing of a large majority in congress, you are living in a dream world.
 
#60
#60
therealUT said:
Easy solution...weapons' safes for firearms that you will not need in a self defense emergency and purchase a handgun that takes quite a bit of force to chamber a round. Then, make sure that you don't leave rounds chambered.

It is pretty basic firearms, and common sense, safety. Gun accidents in homes occur because the parents are negligent, and should be held accountable for such.
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i'd be more concerned about my teenage kid (if i had one) getting depressed and blowing his brains out than i woudl my 3 year old accidently killing himself.
 
#61
#61
droski said:
A baseball bat should provide your family with adequate protection IMO. and speaking from someone who has had too many friends and family blow their heads off i don't think it is worth it. just call me a wimpy californian.
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Anyone with an inclination to call you a liberal because you are from California would only need to see ONE of your posts in the politics forum to know an immediate change in thought was in order.:)
 
#62
#62
droski said:
i'd be more concerned about my teenage kid (if i had one) getting depressed and blowing his brains out than i woudl my 3 year old accidently killing himself.
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I am definitely not concerned with that.
 
#67
#67

In 1995 a firearm was the weapon used in about 7 out of 10 murders in the United States. In 1994, there were 39,720 firearm-related deaths in the United States; 13,593 people were murdered with handguns; 20,540 committed suicide by using firearms; 1,610 people were killed accidentally with firearms; and the remaining 3,977 died from other firearm-related incidents including self-defense; justifiable use of force by a law enforcement officer; and homicide using a firearm other than a handgun. About 1.3 million violent crimes were reported which included the use of firearm, more than 86% of them involved a handgun.

ON GUN CONTROL

I have no idea if those stats are accurate.
 
#69
#69
UT IE 95 said:
And that's eactly how parents end up in that situation.
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If/when I have a kid, the least of my parental concerns will be that kid killing themselves. As a bedside psychologist, I would say that most teens end up offing themselves due to their parents trying to placate them as they are growing up. Once they are faced with the harsh reality and brutality of the insecure world outside of home, they crumble.

Also, the stats are thus:
1.3% of all deaths are due to suicide
12% of suicides are teens
55% of suicides are committed with firearms

Firearms accidents account for less than 1% of all deaths.

"The more you know..."
 
#70
#70
guess the solution is to kick them out of the house before they become teenagers. Or at least lock the damn thing up. :crazy:
 
#71
#71
Looks like you are correct and the numbers are about the same. my apologies. :) you shouldn't have been so sure of yourself.
 
#72
#72
droski said:
Looks like you are correct and the numbers are about the same. my apologies. :) you shouldn't have been so sure of yourself.
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I was just going to lean on traffic accident deaths in that accidental death total and make a tidy sum.

I am a mf'n capitalist (in my best Kellen Winslow Jr. voice).
 
#74
#74
therealUT said:
If/when I have a kid, the least of my parental concerns will be that kid killing themselves. As a bedside psychologist, I would say that most teens end up offing themselves due to their parents trying to placate them as they are growing up. Once they are faced with the harsh reality and brutality of the insecure world outside of home, they crumble.
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perhaps to a degree, but there are just some kids that are both stupid and really screwed up and 9/10 parents are too delusional to realize that johnny is more than your average depressed teenager. the "my child would never do that!" attitude is very prevalent in this country (not just talking about suicide, also talking about teenage sex, drugs etc).
 
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