I thought about owning a shotgun in the event of burglaries or break-ins, but I don't how to use them and I'm afraid of the damn things. Plus, I'm not in the most perfect state of mind to own a firearm.
shareNo, I would not.
shareBringing a firearm into your home, makes it statistically more likely that you or another resident of your household will be shot. That is to say, it isn’t protecting you and them, it’s endangering you and them. Data don’t lie. That fantasy scenario you have in your head where you’re the hero with the gun doesn’t happen that way. Keep yourself a can of pepper spray in the bedside table, and stash a billy club behind the headboard.
shareThanks for the input. Yeah, I guess the data makes sense that guns make people more unsafe....
shareI'll second what Fenton said. It's good to have a healthy fear of guns. They are not toys, and require strict adherence to the four basic rules of gun safety. Before you even touch one, you must have them drilled in to your head, which requires focus and discipline. They aren't for everybody.
There are tons of sources for the principles of gun safety, but imo Clint Smith from Thunder Ranch is probably the most succinct and entertaining presenter of them. A Marine with two tours in Vietnam, years as a cop, and is one of the most respected instructors out there. This video of his is less than six minutes and there are a ton more I'd watch, and *then* think about taking a lesson.
https://youtu.be/o6Y7LIJm5gI
Very good video, smart man who knows his stuff, thanks for posting👍
shareHappy to introduce a living legend to new appreciative audience! The man has actually shot people and has been shot. Highly recommend exploring his videos. Most are one take, off the cuff pearls of wisdom from a lifetime of experience. Nowadays he sounds like he eats gravel cereal with gasoline for breakfast. Never smoked; had a neck surgery. There are videos of him out on the range training people with a huge neck brace on.
shareI’ll take this German Shepherd over a firearm for home protection any day. If someone breaks in during the middle of the night while I’m sleeping I know I’ll never hear it till it’s too late without a k9.
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