Reply #47: Absolutely true.

[brendan120678]

"My life and the lives of my family are way to enriched and valuable to willingly become a victim to prove a point of how liberal I am."

I couldn't have stated that better myself. My duty to protect the lives of my wife and children (2 young boys, and a third on its way) far outweighs my duty to be a pacifist when it comes to a potentially violent home invader.

If someone comes into my house at night, forcibly and uninvited, I have no other choice but to presume that it is with the intent of doing harm to my family. I am happy to live in a state where it isn't overly difficult to obtain a handgun permit.