only in the US

[norrahe]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7749474.stm

[chef]

"Being a single mum, I can't imagine not having a gun for home protection because that makes me a more confident parent, knowing that if someone intrudes into my home I know exactly what to do and my son knows what I'm going to do. I'm going to shoot to kill."

hopefully "you wont get me nor jimmny-bob"

[expat]

"Being a single mum, I can't imagine not having a gun for home protection because that makes me a more confident parent, knowing that if someone intrudes into my home I know exactly what to do and my son knows what I'm going to do. I'm going to shoot to kill."

hopefully "you wont get me nor jimmny-bob"

We don't need that kind of stuff here in Britain. Here, if a single mum and child are menaced by an intruder, they only have to call the police, and if it's during working hours and they answer in time, she can get a Crime Number.

[TimberWolf]

"Being a single mum, I can't imagine not having a gun for home protection because that makes me a more confident parent, knowing that if someone intrudes into my home I know exactly what to do and my son knows what I'm going to do. I'm going to shoot to kill."

hopefully "you wont get me nor jimmny-bob"

I believe statistically, she and Jimmy-Bob are more likely to be shot because she owns a gun, by a big margin. Not to mention the intruders she's expecting to blow away must be pretty dumb if they don't also carry guns.

[deano]

Personally I think it should be the law that everyone over 18 has to carry a loaded handgun at all times.

Job done.

[stingman123]

Personally I think it should be the law that everyone over 18 has to carry a loaded handgun at all times.

Job done.

But only in the States - Let them shoot each other all day long

[EternalOptimist]

I was thinking of getting a taser. I could practice on the cat while the missus is at work.

set tasers to stun. aye captain.

yeeess , must get me one

[sasguru]

We don't need that kind of stuff here in Britain. Here, if a single mum and child are menaced by an intruder, they only have to call the police, and if it's during working hours and they answer in time, she can get a Crime Number.

Post of the day

[expat]

I believe statistically, she and Jimmy-Bob are more likely to be shot because she owns a gun, by a big margin. Not to mention the intruders she's expecting to blow away must be pretty dumb if they don't also carry guns.

Statistics: there is a correlation between:
- owning a gun
- thinking that you need to own one
- actually being right, you need to own one (location, situation, etc)
- being shot.
That's not a chain that you break by opting out of owning a gun yourself.

I agree with your other point: that's why I didn't keep a gun under the pillow when I lived in New York.
Scenario 1: intruder in apartment. He's armed, I'm not. Result: I do whatever he says.
Scenario 2: intruder in apartment. He's armed, I wake up and reach groggily for my firearm. Result: he shoots me.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Personally I think it should be the law that everyone over 18 has to carry a loaded handgun at all times.

Job done.

And, presumably, a baseball bat in case the gun jams.