How do you feel about keeping guns in homes?
464526
AS a member of both the ATA and the NRA I have several. They are all secure. My family are all well trained in their use and safety. We are more competition target shooters rather than hunters, though I generally get my own Goose for Thanksgiving. I am also an ex-Air force 45cal marksman that darn strait can protect my home and family.\n\n\nSam. I know you are young and naive. Since nearly every state in the union has passed a right to carry law, gun crime has gone WAY down. The "mainstream" left leaning media seldom reports the many cases when a ordinary armed citizen thwarts a criminal element because they support the anti gun lobby.
113253
I agree that one cannot always count on the government for protection.  I believe in using the best tools to maximize my safety and the safety of my family.  Firearms happen to be some of the best tools for personal defense.\n\nYou might encourage your family members to look at the website below.  Much of what people believe about the dangers of firearms is inaccurate.  The link includes references, so you can always send them to the sources.
349694
Heck no.  You could go shooting/hunting with me anyday.  Kansas.  Although I know a few guys that would put their guns back in their cases and go home if you outshot them.  One guy I know missed 2 targets on the skeet range by station 7, and then packed his stuff up and drove home.  His license plate said 100 str8.
254946
I do..I carry it just in case..Lot of crazy's out there these days..and I will shoot in self defense.
301173
Imagine that you lived in a neighborhood where there were several homes that had guns in them, but the people that owned these guns had promised not to use them unless someone used theirs first. One day one of your neighbors who has been saying for years that he was going to kill all the Jews in the neighborhood and kill you too says that he is building a gun in his basement and can't wait to kill you. Would you:\n\na. Tell him good luck\nb. Warn him that he would be breaking the law \nc. Blow his ******* head off before he finished making the gun\n\n\nNow; you tell me why we don't want Arab countries to have nukes
286182
Too many people today feel they have had to resort to either keeping a firearm in their home, on them personally or in their cars for fear they cannot protect themselves any other way.  It is sad because all too often innocent people are fatally wounded, children included.  And even sadder is that children are now the ones shooting up the schools.\n\nUnless you were to take away all the weapons and make man stand up for himself on his own merit without the use of weapons gun violence will always be a factor in our society.  Were adults not warned to keep their firearms in a safe, locked manner not accessible to children?  It didn't help because people think it won't happen to them...and it does.\n\nGuns are as common in Tx here as are cattle and oil and believe me, unless society itself makes the changes as a whole and communities band together once again as they once did...we are fighting a losing battle and that is such a shame!
157380
The thought that America is at war with "muslims"... is way off base.  Not to mention wrong... but that's not the question here, so I won't dwell on that.  The right to bear arms has been a corner stone if you will of this country from the start.  Times though have changed from then to now, it was more so a way to keep our country safe from invasion.  As more and more states create an easier method for obtaining concealed gun permits, the crime rates are starting to drop.  Now I'm not saying that murder rates in some places don't rise.  But the majority of the car jackings and home invasions, seem to be dropping.  You won't stop the drug related murders.  Not to mention, the number of gun related crimes commited by those who have the concealed weapons permits are very small.  Those who legally obtain understand the responsablilty that's involved and are very cautious with regards to thier weapons.  The Brady Law, did little for the country with regards to assault weapons, and the fact that it's no longer in effect, speaks for itself.  Not to mention it made no sense at all, seeing that Brady and Reagen were shot with a small caliber hand gun.
299689
I am amazed! You really can't keep a firearm in your home in Westchester County unless you have permission from a judge! In the note posted a http://www.Packing.org it took an honest 'citizen' about 3  1/2 months to get permission. Sounds like 'subjects' to me! \nThis link goes to the Westchester County Clerk:\nhttp://www.westchesterclerk.com/sections.asp?mu_step=011.001\n\nBoy am I glad I live in Oregon!\n\nLeigh M
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Home invasion is good for about 30 years.  Burglary is good for 10 to 15 years.\n\nFor a minor with a fake gun?  Probably juvenile home until you're 18.  Then an assessment of what you did there.  The judge isn't going to care that it was fake.
127225
I have several shotguns and other guns.it depends on how you keep the ammo.in a.c. or out in the garage. If moisture gets to the shells I would not use. I would not recommend keeping shells longer then 5 years though.
142704
I think you should own and buy as many guns as your old lady allows says you can.\nI support the right to bear arms and tell anyone who'l listen.haha!
910399
Do you ever hear stories of the good ole days when every one had a gun? I do and there wasn't much law breaking cuz your neighbor would shoot you. ooooh the good ole days \nMy point is:: there wasn't much crime back in the day so to speak everyone looked out for there family and friends. I feel gun control is a disaster.
894196
No.  \n\nI am more concerned about the drugged up criminal with a gun that could try to break into my home.
788155
That is just what I want. A felon with a firearm. Don`t break the law, and you do not lose your rights. I hope that a nobody like you does not succeed in changing the law that our law abiding forefathers fought for. I am a law abiding citizen, and guess what? I have a license to carry a gun to protect myself and my home. I was able to get the license because I am not a felon, and I earned the right.
461062
I have told there is a town in Texas (?) where it is mandatory for all allowable residents to carry a gun at all times, they are given instruction on it's use etc. The street gun crime rate is almost non-existent. Gun toting criminals have found out the hard way, to go somewhere else.\nSensible use of guns should be applauded.\nTake this scenario\nGuy pulls gun on couple walking back from theatre, he hears from all around him, "hold it one moment sucker" and finds that maybe 20 people have pulled their guns and pointing them at him, at the same time due to their training the couple have dropped to the ground and have their own guns out.... not a very auspicious moment for the mugger.\n\nI am not advocating the carrying of guns without due training, that is like giving a 10 year old the keys to a Porche... crazy.....
604111
I think, THINK, and also at least when I lived in Texas (where else! LOL) that if someone were in your home, you could shoot or stab or whatever and/or kill them, but only if it was in self defense. The reason I think this is that I had heard once that if you killed them on your front porch, you'd better drag them inside, otherwise, it was an issue. HOWEVER, you need to check with your local authorities on that rule - especially if you're having a "serious" problem or issue or fear. I do not know this for a fact.......
99104
Are you implying that poor people necessarily have guns or drugs in their houses? Are you implying that poor people are the source of crime?\n\nHonestly, not to be rude but I think that is an odd complication for getting a rent-free apartment. You are pretty much stereotyping poor people. Sure they should get a job and maybe it's not fair that most of us have to work hard for what we have. But if they are physically and mentally able (and they should be thoroughly tested to prove such status) why not put a limit on how long or how much money or housing they get? By the way, even if they aren't paying for it, it's still the place they call home, and thus such a thing would be an invasion of privacy. You would be breaking their constitutional right.