yeah, I thought they were pussies..... now I'm sure of it....
yeah, I guess I would depend on my son and daughters to "have my back"... cover it as well.
I didn't realize that you weren't supposed to defend your family...silly me.
That's why I've trained the kids to shoot since they were mature enough to realize that they could kill something. that's what hunting, skeet shooting and target practice is for.
Each one matured differently and the three oldest can be depended on to not put their finger on the trigger unless they're gonna fire. Never point a gun at anything they weren't sure they were going to shoot and kill. and never assume that any gun is ever empty.
wife was somewhat hesitant to learn about weapons till somebody tried to get in the front door while I was at work and the cops took about 20 minutes to get to the house.
I think our dog scared him/her away since it was 3 a.m. and a German Shepard sounds nasty from the other side of the door.
we only had one kid at the time, but it scared her enough to realize that if somebody had gotten in the house, the pistol she had in her hand from our drawer would have been useless unless she learned how to operate the safety and clear a gun if it jams.
I guess I'm just glad that we both have the freedom to choose self defense or not. I chose to teach my family how to use a pistol, shotgun and rifle to defend themselves. You are free to call 9-11. Neat, huh?
Your line of thought is OK, just remember, sometimes people are confused and might be in some kind of mental state that they think they are where they are not. In other words be sure the person is a danger before you do something to defend yourself. Ie. what if it's the paper boy who just got hit on the head and does not know where he is.
Grow a skin and stop hurling insults will you? Glad your wife was OK. We had a similar experience here about 15 years ago and have been shooting together ever since. Why do you think your experiences and attitude about self defense are so unique?
Back to the article, I still maintain that the guy was wrong to give chase with a pistol. More likely than not he got into trouble because he caused a stir, and the cops couldn't let it go even if they wanted to. Not saying they did though, they could just as easily been self righteous tinhorns.