None of us here have been in this position...NRA bullshit, I refuse to weapons placed around my house, loaded and chambered...just in case...I will not wear a loaded, chambered weapon around my house and property...I know so many paranoid "Mad Max" syndrome people out there...but none of them have been in this position either...ALL MACHO I'LL SHOOT EM UP BULLSHIT!
Let's give 2out some credit. At least he is honest about his reaction.
I've asked this question a number of times, and the answer I usually get is some kind of Ramboesque "I would be a badass..."
So good on him for being honest about it.
“ I have no idea how I would be or act if such a thing happened. I'd probably piss down my leg the entire time but when it was all over. I will hope that myself and family is safe and what is mine stays mine and whatever happens to the criminal is just to fuckin bad.
Whether it be jail, running away or dead
Ya see what my entire post said vs the one cherry picked sentence you focused on.”
The bottom line is? “I have no idea how I would be or act”. You don’t know. You’re admitting it.
That is not cherry picked. It’s your statement.
I’m not finding fault.
Fight, flight, or freeze.
If you’re pissing your pants? You’ve probably froze.
But you’ve got a gun. Good for you. You’ve saved your screwdriver.
That was not directed at you.
Mostly directed at the OP...
Thank you for knowing yourself and being honest...
“ I don't care about things, only my wife, dog and myself.”
Like I said. “Besides you and your loved ones…”
I have no idea how I would be or act if such a thing happened. I'd probably piss down my leg the entire time but when it was all over. I will hope that myself and family is safe and what is mine stays mine and whatever happens to the criminal is just to fuckin bad.
Whether it be jail, running away or dead
Ya see what my entire post said vs the one cherry picked sentence you focused on.
I heard CNN is hiring. You'd be a shoe in for a job there.
Everybody wants to be Charles Bronson until it is time to do Charles Bronson stuff.
How many of you wannabees have been at the business end of a firearm with someone on the other end willing to harm you if you didn't do what they said?
I don't care about things, only my wife, dog and myself. If they are breaking in my home while I'm home, it's gonna likely end bad for them. Hopefully the 200lb dog is enough to deter them.
I’m not in the business of robbing. But if I were? I would target houses that are unoccupied. That way I don’t run into a Chick Norris wannabe. My thinking is not going way out on a limb.
Your life is filled with fear. Why?
According to Gallop, “ Thirty-two percent of U.S. adults say they personally own a gun, while a larger percentage, 44%, report living in a gun household. Adults living in gun households include those with a gun in their home or anywhere on their property.”
There is your answer daddy. The majority of Americans would do nothing.
“ I have no idea how I would be or act if such a thing happened. I'd probably piss down my leg the entire time”
Then how do you even know if you would pull the trigger? Your tough guy routine has just been tossed out. You’d be better off drinking three shots of moonshine every day. At least you know how you would react.
“When someone says... it's just stuff...
Tells me they haven't had to work hard for anything, or they haven't worked hard enough to have anything.”
Tells me you have not worked hard enough for things that really matter. You’re worried about protecting objects. You never once mentioned your family.
“I have my mom's tiara that she wore 50+ years ago when her and dad married. Might be worth a grand but likely less. Doesn't matter. It's something I would defend.”
That should be kept someplace special. That is irreplaceable.
But like you said. It’s less than a grand. It’s an object.
“I have a barn full of tools that I worked for. Tools that support this household. Tools that are required for our life. Tools that pay bills. Tools that without I couldn't do my job. Tools that are worth defending.”
Tools that can be replaced.
Don't shoot or call the police. Call a SOCIAL WORKER to handle it.
It is just stuff.
You can't take it with you...
When someone says... it's just stuff...
Tells me they haven't had to work hard for anything, or they haven't worked hard enough to have anything.
I have a barn full of tools that I worked for. Tools that support this household. Tools that are required for our life. Tools that pay bills. Tools that without I couldn't do my job. Tools that are worth defending.
But hey... it's just stuff.
I have my mom's tiara that she wore 50+ years ago when her and dad married. Might be worth a grand but likely less. Doesn't matter. It's something I would defend.
But hey... it's just stuff.
What is worth saving? Seriously? If you and your loved ones are safe? It’s just stuff. It can be replaced? Why do you have to defend stuff and possibly expose yourself?
Are you serious??? Really??? It's stuff people worked hard for. It's stuff that means something. It's family heirlooms. It's someone's life or livelihood. It's something that some animal doesn't have a right to.
So if someone breaks into your house. You just offer em a beer and tell them to help themselves?
That's your plan?
I have no idea how I would be or act if such a thing happened. I'd probably piss down my leg the entire time but when it was all over. I will hope that myself and family is safe and what is mine stays mine and whatever happens to the criminal is just to fuckin bad.
Whether it be jail, running away or dead.
You gonna sit by the door and just hold the trigger until they arrive?
What is worth saving? Seriously? If you and your loved ones are safe? It’s just stuff. It can be replaced? Why do you have to defend stuff and possibly expose yourself?
Cookies and hot chocolate. Just keep em on hand and ready to serve up.
That softens up any assailant.
Problem solved.
Lol.
OK Rambo.
Thought you were using your former snipper training? One of you was going to wake up dead?
I'm with hft, try and run but if I absolutely have to, shoot.
