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Guns in my house.

One, there won't be any. House is too small, in the midst of an urban area that precludes any useful purpose one would serve (I'd consider a rifle if I had a place to use it. I don't. No rifle, either.) except to be a hazard.

Listen to what I say about the house being too small. A cast iron skillet has no less reach as any gun would. THAT small. If I can hit you over the head instead of shoot you, a MagLite is easier to buy, own and maintain. Safer, too. A different strategy is required when you have this kind of environment when it comes to home protection. (I really wish more people would consider this tack, really really.) You scale and evaluate, and a gun is sometimes Not The Right Tool For the Job.

We've seen it over and over again - people buy handguns, get slightly better than Really Fucking Scary as far as aim is concerned, put the gun under the pillow/in a nightstand/you name it, and in some cases? Don't ever unload the weapon or put the safety on.

In a house with children, and if the kids didn't find it and WOW NEAT BLAM, the next time someone had an argument or thought life insurance payments could go to work the next day instead of them - well, read the papers. A Maglite might hurt some, but you'd be alive afterward. Ditto the cast iron skillet, the aluminum baseball bat - whatever. A gun can turn some of the most routine disputes into funerals. I'd rather not.

I've had three house fires, two burglaries. You survive lost stuffs. *weighs* Nope. Gun not a good idea. Too costly. Other weapons more cost-effective. And we think about reducing the risks overall - that's also more community-centric and cheaper overall in every way I can name.

Shooting is not a hobby with us. *thinks* Even if it were, I wouldn't store the guns at home. See above.

Your mileage may vary. This is what we do.

Now. Kid has been playing defensive from the get go, and as long as it has been clearly play - no problem. (Power Rangers, Ultraman...and now some Naruto, Avatar and other stuff. He mimics them all.)

I have real concerns when the play ends, and he turns to shooting people he's unhappy with. There's a difference, and you're going to have to take my word on it.

You don't - EVER - shoot people. And particularly NEVER in anger. Not with sticks, fingers, TV remotes - anything. (I'd be just as adamant about throwing rocks, wouldn't I? He doesn't do that. Even tossing toys is VERY rare. So.)

There's your point of reference.

Guns in my house.

One, there won't be any. House is too small, in the midst of an urban area that precludes any useful purpose one would serve (I'd consider a rifle if I had a place to use it. I don't. No rifle, either.) except to be a hazard.

Listen to what I say about the house being too small. A cast iron skillet has no less reach as any gun would. THAT small. If I can hit you over the head instead of shoot you, a MagLite is easier to buy, own and maintain. Safer, too. A different strategy is required when you have this kind of environment when it comes to home protection. (I really wish more people would consider this tack, really really.) You scale and evaluate, and a gun is sometimes Not The Right Tool For the Job.

We've seen it over and over again - people buy handguns, get slightly better than Really Fucking Scary as far as aim is concerned, put the gun under the pillow/in a nightstand/you name it, and in some cases? Don't ever unload the weapon or put the safety on.

In a house with children, and if the kids didn't find it and WOW NEAT BLAM, the next time someone had an argument or thought life insurance payments could go to work the next day instead of them - well, read the papers. A Maglite might hurt some, but you'd be alive afterward. Ditto the cast iron skillet, the aluminum baseball bat - whatever. A gun can turn some of the most routine disputes into funerals. I'd rather not.

I've had three house fires, two burglaries. You survive lost stuffs. *weighs* Nope. Gun not a good idea. Too costly. Other weapons more cost-effective. And we think about reducing the risks overall - that's also more community-centric and cheaper overall in every way I can name.

Shooting is not a hobby with us. *thinks* Even if it were, I wouldn't store the guns at home. See above.

Your mileage may vary. This is what we do.

Now. Kid has been playing defensive from the get go, and as long as it has been clearly play - no problem. (Power Rangers, Ultraman...and now some Naruto, Avatar and other stuff. He mimics them all.)

I have real concerns when the play ends, and he turns to shooting people he's unhappy with. There's a difference, and you're going to have to take my word on it.

You don't - EVER - shoot people. And particularly NEVER in anger. Not with sticks, fingers, TV remotes - anything. (I'd be just as adamant about throwing rocks, wouldn't I? He doesn't do that. Even tossing toys is VERY rare. So.)

There's your point of reference.