chances are with enough alchohol he would have foud another way to kill himself with a car a boat etc.
Not sure how fast the cops are in your town, but they take at least 10 minutes where I live. and besides are you going to carry a panic button with you everwhere you go, and have one within reach everywhere in the house?
When my wife was chased home, by a total stranger, she made 14 trips around the block blowing her car horn to get someones attention, when she escaped and got into the house, her car was eventually re located by that same lunatic, and he stopped and got out of his car. I met him on the front lawn, and the two of us waited for another 12 minutes before the cops finally arrived. they were called while she was still driving around the block. So had we not been prepared to defend ourselves, he easily could have done any number of things in the time he had and still gotten away.
Take it from someone who has defended his wife and home with a gun, they can be used to deter and if need be to stop crime completely. I store my guns safely in my home and how I store them is my buisiness and no one elses, furthermore I take full responsibility for what may or may not happen in my home.I carry a gun when I feel the need. There have been times in my life when I had to risk prosecution to do so, and I'm sure there will be times when have to take that risk again. I have been a victim, because I tried to abide by this countries stupid gun laws, and it will not happen again. I don't play games nor do I allow my children to play games (paint ball lazer tag etc.) that involve shooting people, I don't use targets that look like a human being and I handle firearms with a great deal of respect. I will not relinquish my ability to protect myself my family or even my neighbor if the situation warrants it, And I sicerely hope the people of this country don't allow themselves to fall into the same fate that the germans did in the late 30's.
As far as non-violent uses for firearms,
Competetion shooting, recreational shootiing
in addition, guns are used for meat processing, varmint control, euthanasia, and of course hunting. they are a tool, and a work of art in many cases, and a lot of fun when used properly and safely.
Just an FYI, contrary to the poular media propaganda, there are over 20,000 laws already on the books nationwide dealing with firearms and ammo in one aspect or another. Of course since it would be unpopular to prosecute and actual punish a criminal ( we'd rather give them a free ride and an education so they can be released and commit more crimes), the people as a whole want more laws to appease them, when the reality is no one will be held accountable to the new laws either
And the Rambo type guns (fully automatics) were regulated clear back in 1934 ( I think, could have been '36) and have been illegal to own without special permit and registration since. It's really quite simple, I won't give up my ability to defend myself while I am still alive, and I have no dillusions about how quickly I would be shot when the time comes. It has happened too many times throughout history, and history will repeat itself here or somewhere else.
And here goes any popularity I might have had on the boards!!
The most intruiging question is this, if the bombs had gone off like they were supposed to do you think the American people would try to make it illegal for teenagers to buy bombs?
Hey there were cops at Columbine, men who were paid by the public to protect their children and were glad to take an oath and cash the check. lets see did any of them get shot in the line of duty? nope did any of them try to defend the kids? nope, If memory serves the cop on duty hid and called for back-up which allowed the the shooters time to go inside and hav their fun. too bad they didn't have a panic button in the high school linked right to the police station, they could have prevented the whole mess with one of those.
By the way, did any of the neglegent parents get Prosecuted?, how does a teenager procure illegal weapons and bombs over a period of several months without Mom or Dad noticing? My son couldn't procure a cigarette lighter without my wife knowing.
). And I see that there are instances where a gun can be useful. However, your situation is atypical of the scare tactic usually employed when people talk about guns.
