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L0oniX

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16. Maybe Brinks and ADT should publish who uses their systems.

Fri Jan 4, 2013, 02:13 PM

Jan 2013

I'm not against a gun in the home for protection but I sure wouldn't want to let a criminal know I have one in the house. We have no children and if any should come for a visit a gun would be the first thing I'd lock up. With me they'd have to go past the ADT signs and hear a loud alarm if they break in. If they should dare to keep going and don't announce that they are a police officer ...then...

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Does having a gun in your house make you safer or not? [View all] Hugabear Jan 2013 OP

Circular logic at it's finest. Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #1

It seems to me that the facts indicate that the less you have to do with guns... Walk away Jan 2013 #2

Do people have a right to have some fear of crime? L0oniX Jan 2013 #3

Does having a gun make you safer? Hugabear Jan 2013 #5

Thank for answering my question with a question. n/t L0oniX Jan 2013 #6

Actually YOU were the one who answered my question with a question Hugabear Jan 2013 #9

So you're saying we are a lot a like? L0oniX Jan 2013 #11

Um because it is not about stopping them from breaking in The Straight Story Jan 2013 #12

Maybe Brinks and ADT should publish who uses their systems. L0oniX Jan 2013 #16

You have ADT signs? Iggo Jan 2013 #26

It makes you deadlier. Iggo Jan 2013 #4

The reality is, having a gun in the house SheilaT Jan 2013 #7

+1 HuckleB Jan 2013 #36

What increases the likelihood of someone being killed or wounded bitchinabluestreak Jan 2013 #63

Who gets to decide who the predator is? Progressive dog Jan 2013 #78

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #8

I guess you're another one who doesn't want to address the circular logic employed by the NRA Hugabear Jan 2013 #10

Lets start with your circular logic first. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #14

The circular logic is coming from the NRA and gun lovers Hugabear Jan 2013 #15

But the concern trolling is not. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #17

My concern is that there are too many damned guns in this country Hugabear Jan 2013 #18

Accusing Liberals of rhetorical missteps like "circular logic" bongbong Jan 2013 #32

I'd bet your need to be insulting with each and every post was more the reason than anyone's nerves. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #58

Surely it would depend on your situation? Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #13

Sshhh...Gun Owners are crafty...like stealthy Ninjas. jmg257 Jan 2013 #19

*IF* a gun is accessible enough to be useful to you in some situations, then probably not CreekDog Jan 2013 #20

This OP is rather intellectually dishonest cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #21

+1 n/t zappaman Jan 2013 #23

LOL bongbong Jan 2013 #33

Well, this Delicate Flower (you really love that term, don't you?) keeps his "Precious" (never ... 11 Bravo Jan 2013 #49

Delicate Flowers bongbong Jan 2013 #53

Are you willing to admit that the term is over-used? Or is everyone who ... 11 Bravo Jan 2013 #55

So...you don't lock up your guns when you're out of the house? jeff47 Jan 2013 #50

Who on Earth do you think you're talking to? cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #66

You really expect everyone to recognize you on the Internet? jeff47 Jan 2013 #79

That's quite ironic, I do not expect people to recognize me on the internet... cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #81

Which is why you started with "do you know who you're talking to"? jeff47 Jan 2013 #82

We assume that criminals are smart enough to know when a house is empty. hack89 Jan 2013 #22

Evidence shows that having guns does NOT make you safer Poiuyt Jan 2013 #24

most gun deaths are suicides. GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #25

I do not know anyone who thinks gun ownership makes one safer because dr.strangelove Jan 2013 #27

I've heard several gun owners proudly make that claim Hugabear Jan 2013 #30

If someone actually posted one of these signs they'd be asking to be burglarized TexasBushwhacker Jan 2013 #39

Except those intruders who want your guns. trixie Jan 2013 #34

of course they do dr.strangelove Jan 2013 #44

Where we live no one we know has guns in their homes. trixie Jan 2013 #83

It's complicated Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #28

Gun lovers talk out of both sides of their mouth, and rear, trying to keep pipeline to guns open. Hoyt Jan 2013 #29

So when you were happily stealing things that weren't yours, did you carry a weapon of any kind? cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #60

Cher, you remember incorrectly. But gun cultists aren't known for perception. Hoyt Jan 2013 #69

No! trixie Jan 2013 #31

If you use statistics to determine your personal threat level, cbrer Jan 2013 #35

I prefer a dog ... Cosmocat Jan 2013 #37

I had a Rototiller, but unfortunately, I had to send RebelOne Jan 2013 #61

My advice to anyone who fears for their safety Cosmocat Jan 2013 #72

Dogs are a great early warning system... bitchinabluestreak Jan 2013 #68

Point being Cosmocat Jan 2013 #70

Of course not. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #38

Perception is everything and it makes them FEEL safer. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #40

Mine does because it is owned by an LEO nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #41

I read many more stories about family members and friends accidentally being shot Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #42

What about the undercover DEA agents in NYC who's names and addresses were published? BostonGuy Jan 2013 #43

Were they identified as undercover agents? Hugabear Jan 2013 #48

I'd bet most Criminal Types know the name(s) of the Law Enforcement Officers that put them away. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #59

I don't think gun owners keep guns as deterrents. Skip Intro Jan 2013 #45

Seems this episode is a reinforcement of the perceived need for shall issue Concealed Carry, jmg257 Jan 2013 #46

They need guns to protect them from friends and family. Not from criminals. ieoeja Jan 2013 #47

If I am going to break into a house I am going to break doc03 Jan 2013 #51

Only when they are locked up in the combination safe HockeyMom Jan 2013 #52

Except that's not the argument. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #54

The answer to your question is "No" slackmaster Jan 2013 #56

Basically, you would have to sleep with it under your pillow and carry it around at all times Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #57

I have guns in my house. No, they do not make me feel safe. Autumn Jan 2013 #62

I have two shepherds former-republican Jan 2013 #64

My dogs are my first line of defense, and I know from experience when my Autumn Jan 2013 #65

I have yet to see anyone even try to enter my property when my dogs are out. former-republican Jan 2013 #67

1. It's unethical to post private information publicly, even if the info Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #71

My furry burglar alarm with sharp teeth makes me feel safer than the guns. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #73

It depends... sendero Jan 2013 #74

Burglar Alarm = Dog. Home Defense = Gun. IdaBriggs Jan 2013 #76

About 15 seconds to break the patio door, 15 seconds more to shoot the dog FarCenter Jan 2013 #75

Having a gun in your home is a public health issue. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #77

Should you torture bad guys to get the code to defuse the terrorist nuke? gulliver Jan 2013 #80

Let's ask the woman who was raped in her own home while calling 911 derby378 Jan 2013 #84