Personally I keep a bat or replica samurai sword next to my bed. If my alarm goes off or I hear a break in noise downstairs, that person is leaving my house with a souvenir in his ass I hope haha.
Also, in addition to a gun the real security is a home alarm system like ADT or Frontpoint. If someone does get in there will be a loud sound and alert which will disorient any home invader and either make them flee or give you the few minutes needed to lock and load and double the amount of assholes he carries....
http://theredelephants.com/why-the-...the-colorado-shooting-by-trans-and-gay-teens/
Anti-Trump nut job liberal transgender and his gay friend decided to shoot up a school and kill people. Media had to go silent because it doesn't fit their narrative. Liberal media was pretty excited at first when they thought it was two white males that shot up the school, but quickly stopped reporting on it when they found out that the criminals were LGBT that hated Trump and Christians.
Why must I keep them at a range in order to assure they are secure? Why can't I buy a nice gun safe and keep them secure by not giving the combination to my child?
I think you seriously overestimate the number of people who actually have fantasies of blasting home invaders. The vast majority of folks are like me - we hope we never have to use our firearms. I'd be content if all I ever shot was at the target range.
Yes, the parents should be liable because they chose to own a gun but were absolutely negligent in keeping it secure. This is a deadly weapon and a responsible gun owner, as people claim they are, does not let unlicensed or minors have access to it or let it get taken right from under them.
You have about ten seconds to respond to the average home invasion. Typically there are multiple intruders. You might as well leave your guns in the truck of your car for all the good they will do you if they are secured in a gun safe.
Yes, there are special biometric pistol safes that are supposed to open instantaneously when you put your hand on them. The couple of seconds that takes, plus the possibility that you mess it up at 3 AM when the adrenalin is surging, could be critical.
I will also wager there have been many more cases of young people retrieving a weapon and repelling trouble when their parents are either under coercion or simply not there than there have been cases of kids taking unsecured weapons and shooting up their school.
I certainly understand keeping target or hunting weapons locked up. Home defense weapons are useless if not immediately available however.
But how will I keep my fantasies alive of blasting home invaders in the last second if I can't keep my loaded cocked pistol under my pillow?
“The father of one of the alleged STEM School Highlands Ranch shooters in Colorado is a serial felon and illegal immigrant from Mexico, DailyMail.com can reveal.”A UK paper is reporting that one of the shooters' father was an illegal alien who had been deported and who served time for domestic violence. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...-McKinney-serial-felon-illegal-immigrant.html
Interestingly, the article reveals that a concerned mother had contacted the School Board because she was concerned about a possible Columbine-style shooting, given claimed high levels of violence, sexual assault, a bomb threat and overall high stress levels at the STEM school. The school responded by hiring a lawyer to look into suing...the concerned mother.
The article also says the shooters broke into a gun cabinet to get the weapon.
You have about ten seconds to respond to the average home invasion. Typically there are multiple intruders. You might as well leave your guns in the truck of your car for all the good they will do you if they are secured in a gun safe.
Yes, there are special biometric pistol safes that are supposed to open instantaneously when you put your hand on them. The couple of seconds that takes, plus the possibility that you mess it up at 3 AM when the adrenalin is surging, could be critical.
I will also wager there have been many more cases of young people retrieving a weapon and repelling trouble when their parents are either under coercion or simply not there than there have been cases of kids taking unsecured weapons and shooting up their school.
I certainly understand keeping target or hunting weapons locked up. Home defense weapons are useless if not immediately available however.