All of the above happens. Are you ok with that? Do you think it can't happen to you?
The other night I heard tapping on my window. I couldn't see out there even with the flood light on Scared the hell out of me. (my biggest nightmare is seeing a face outside a window!

I heard it again. I'm thinking should I call someone? The cops? My friend? I live in the sticks so it would take forever for anyone to get here. I had a shotgun at one time but my ex has it now. (and his stupid brother stole it damn it)

Then I saw: It was my cat scratching his chin and making a rat-tat-tat sound, just like a person would.
What would you have done? It wasn't clear what it was and too many people would have shot first without seeing what they were shooting at.
I had my friends two dogs here, one of them a large pitbull hound mix, my pitbull, and two other medium size dogs. I lock my doors and windows even out here. I have good neighbors, and people around here know I have dogs, and a rather large male friend of mine randomly drops by.


I'd like my shotgun back, but I know it's not damn toy, to handle it only when needed, and it's always, always, always treated as if it's loaded.

If you get that mad over some valid points the OP brings up, and you have firearms? Hmm.