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I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: mrlynn
Date: January 25, 2011 07:05AM
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Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: Speedy
Date: January 25, 2011 07:23AM
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mrlynn
I have often wondered how those with handguns could keep them loaded and nearby, yet safe from children and thieves. Is this the answer?
Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: cbelt3
Date: January 25, 2011 07:32AM
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Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: Doc
Date: January 25, 2011 07:34AM
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mrlynn
I have often wondered how those with handguns could keep them loaded and nearby, yet safe from children and thieves.
Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: Bernie
Date: January 25, 2011 07:35AM
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Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: Spock
Date: January 25, 2011 07:37AM
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Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: mrlynn
Date: January 25, 2011 07:47AM
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mrlynn
I have often wondered how those with handguns could keep them loaded and nearby, yet safe from children and thieves.
You're not thinking of a regular gun owner. What you're characterizing there is a "criminally reckless jackass."
Responsible gun owners keep them unloaded in a gun-safe (or locked in a secure case) with the ammo locked away separately and all of it well out of reach of kids.
Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: Speedy
Date: January 25, 2011 07:50AM
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mrlynn
Nevertheless, there is an argument, even in 'safe' suburbs, for keeping a weapon at the ready in case of a home invasion. And there are plenty of those in the news these days.
/Mr Lynn
Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: cbelt3
Date: January 25, 2011 08:12AM
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Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: Dakota
Date: January 25, 2011 08:38AM
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Doc
Responsible gun owners keep them unloaded in a gun-safe (or locked in a secure case) with the ammo locked away separately and all of it well out of reach of kids.
Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: Bernie
Date: January 25, 2011 08:53AM
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Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: mrlynn
Date: January 25, 2011 08:55AM
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cbelt3
Mr Lynn.. if you are reasonably concerned about home invasions in your area (yes, they are more prevalent in some areas, especially those wealthy suburbs within easy getaway distance from gang areas), and want to look into home defense, go to your local sporting goods store and ask about home defense classes and the like. You'll find some serious pros (typically police officers) teaching classes, and you'll get excellent tips. . .
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The few times I've been threatened enough to carry a weapon in my house, it's been a double barreled .20 gage shotgun. Barrel #1 was a bird shot load, Barrel #2 was a deer slug. The worst was when someone burned a cross in our back yard. Yes. A cross. And yes, we're C^2's (Caucasian Catholics). It was a very weird situation.
Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: billb
Date: January 25, 2011 08:55AM
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Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: SDGuy
Date: January 25, 2011 09:15AM
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Bernie
...But seriously I have a wall safe in the closet.
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The keys are hanging on a nail and the clothes are a bigger deterrent than the lock.
Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: Bernie
Date: January 25, 2011 09:39AM
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Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: Dakota
Date: January 25, 2011 09:48AM
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Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: freeradical
Date: January 25, 2011 10:44AM
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Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: Buck
Date: January 25, 2011 01:34PM
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Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: silvarios
Date: January 25, 2011 02:32PM
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freeradical
That's right; the job of the police is not to prevent crimes, but to clean up and investigate after one has happened.
Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: RAMd®d
Date: January 25, 2011 03:37PM
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Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: SDGuy
Date: January 25, 2011 04:33PM
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RAMd®d
...The more complicated your defense methodology, the more likely you are to screw up under pressure.
Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: Doc
Date: January 25, 2011 04:57PM
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SDGuy
I wouldn't trust the average schmuck to be able to turn on a light switch under pressure. Retrieve, ready, and fire a weapon (at the right target)? Doubtful...very doubtful. When I think of the average American, I think Homer Simpson, not Massad Ayoob...
Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: Mini 9
Date: January 25, 2011 06:09PM
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Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: mrlynn
Date: January 25, 2011 06:58PM
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Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: silvarios
Date: January 25, 2011 07:11PM
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Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: mrlynn
Date: January 25, 2011 08:36PM
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Re: I Don't Have a Handgun. . .
Posted by: silvarios
Date: January 26, 2011 12:04PM
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