I’ve settled on fully loaded Airedales.
What about when a person breaks into your house when you’re not there. One of the first places they check for firearms is the nightstand. I would suggest a safer hiding place.
Interesting points about Chicago.
Chicago is a poor example of gun regulations. The South Side, where most of the violence occurs, is less than 30 miles from Indiana where a lot of the guns come from. Indiana has much less regulates gun laws and ‘straw buyers’ bring guns into Chocago.
New York City has tight gun regulations and is surrounded by states with equal gun regulations. NYC is a much bigger with less of a gun violence issue per capita.
In regards to 50 year ago and less violence, back then the Nation Rifle Association (NRA) was advocating for hunters and gun owners. Fast forward and they have become a lobby for ammunition and gun manufacturers. Their efforts are aimed mostly at increased sales. They have been successful.
At least we agree vaccines are effective.
It’s so simple. If we don’t sell guns to law abiding citizens, then the bad guys will have no access to one. (I feel dumber for saying that, but a large segment of our population will feel so good hearing it)
A large part of our issue is absolutely cultural. For example if children are brought into our society unwanted, malnourished emotionally, never taught the indisputable value of everyone’s life, then killing someone appears to mean nothing to them.
@NipperDog - thanks, I’ll keep that in mind. I should get a safe for my pistols, then a safe for my bullets to keep them separate, like my friends in CA. Or, I could lock up the fire arm in a safe when I leave my house; or, get a carry permit… good to have options.
@paul172 - not a metaphor. I want to make sure I am milliseconds away from a firearm if someone breaks into my house and it better be loaded. However, a hard to access, very secure safe is very important when not in the house. Like I said, I never wanted to buy a firearm and sold all my weapons when I left the Corp 40 years ago. My wife is very persistent. Buying a firearm to defend yourself without the intent to use it is a waste of range time, money, and effort. Last year changed everything.
The same scene is played over and over again…
A debate that never ends …
more love Denmark
That pesky little Constitution gets in the way.
Who do you fear is going to break in?
@badbeef - I was afraid of nobody w/ my baseball bat. Wife, she is very afraid so she pushed me even though I told her I did not see the value…
I mean - has your neighborhood “gone bad” in the last year or something? Apologies if this is a stupid question.
@badbeef - no, not at all, new neighborhood. Happy wife, happy life. My job is to protect my family first. If wife says get a gun, Richard gets a gun…even after numerous conversations about how I don’t want a gun in the house. If I have access to a gun in my house and you break in I am a very good shot and have had plenty of training in hostile situations… like I said, SAD!
Maybe it is time to get serious and take on a new strategy focusing on the issue of dealing mental health issues. Many of these young men who become mass shooters are dealing with pent-up anger, obsessive behavior, depression and are isolated in some way.
@paul172 - nice pet. I owned (2) very lethal Doberman Pinchers back in the day. Right now, our ankle biting Morky Sassy is our 1st alert, then I reach for the 1911… 
Jessie is a Rot Shepard mix. She has a lot of German Shepard in her. Always on watch except when she is watching TV. 
I have traveled in the USA for work and pleasure numerous times over the years and known many Americans over the years - both in the real world and on forums like this. Each and every one has been a good person and a pleasure to deal with. Yet, there are two things about the American way of life that are impossible for a foreigner to comprehend: why is it is so difficult to have good race relations and why is it so hard to have effective gun control.
I will save you from the banal simplifications and counterproductive comparisons to other countries. A solution can not be imported, it has to come from within. Instead, I offer my sympathy to everyone affected and express my gratitude that everyone at PSA is fine.
Heartbroken CU Boulder alum over here. Spent a lot of time at Southern Sun, Neptune, the old Indian joint in that same lot back in the late 90s. This sucks. I’m from Littleton, too, and was at CU Boulder when that went down. Had Eugene Thomson end up near my folks house when I was in middle school. So jaded on this topic. Glad to hear that the PSA crew is “okay”.