Could you defend yourself......

3/4 Time · Post by **3/4 Time** » April 14, 2006 12:29 pm

in a home invasion? There seems to be a lot of these happening these days. Do you have the means and/or mental capacity to protect yourself and your loved ones if someone broke into your home and you felt your life may be threatened?

markruble · Post by **markruble** » April 14, 2006 12:34 pm

I do have the guns needed to protect myself and my family, however a good baseball bat is easier and quicker for me to reach. Could I shoot someone if they threaten me or my family? I would say yes.

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » April 14, 2006 12:43 pm

Means? Baseball bat, pepper spray, kitchen knives. The guns are locked up too securely to be of use quickly, but given time, sure.

Mental capacity? You bet. Not a problem. Not too many things more dangerous in the world than a mamma creature if you're threatening her offspring....

3/4 Time · Post by **3/4 Time** » April 14, 2006 12:51 pm

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:Means? Baseball bat, pepper spray, kitchen knives. The guns are locked up too securely to be of use quickly, but given time, sure.

Mental capacity? You bet. Not a problem. Not too many things more dangerous in the world than a mamma creature if you're threatening her offspring....

No doubt on that SGH. Thats what I tell my wife to think of if that situation ever happens. Think of protecting your children! With that in mind, she would be one scary person. (Our girls are all adults now but it doesn't matter)

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » April 14, 2006 12:57 pm

I come up swinging.... Once, when Mr. SGH was working starting at 4AM, I heard him get up and thought he was gone. Next thing I knew, someone was leaning over me in the dark trying to kiss me. I took a swing at him and he just *barely* managed to avoid it....

Jodibug · Post by **Jodibug** » April 14, 2006 1:01 pm

A Taurus 38 Special Snub . . . shooting range practice . . . and the CWP and class to back it up!

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » April 14, 2006 1:02 pm

Jodibug wrote:A Taurus 38 Special Snub . . . shooting range practice . . . and the CWP and class to back it up!

And if all else fails, throw popcorn at 'em.

Jodibug · Post by **Jodibug** » April 14, 2006 1:05 pm

buffettbride wrote:
Jodibug wrote:A Taurus 38 Special Snub . . . shooting range practice . . . and the CWP and class to back it up!
And if all else fails, throw popcorn at 'em.

Exactly . . . and then I can take 'em out while they are having the Big O!

tjtryon · Post by **tjtryon** » April 14, 2006 1:05 pm

I don't typically discuss these sort of things, though this is a question, or something simmilar to it that has been brought up several times in my household. My answer is not a very politically correct one, though one that I am OK with myself.

I live in a nice respectable neighborhood, I have a house alarm going to the local police dispatch, we keep the doors locked, and we take precautions to not let too many people have any reason to want to come into our house uninvited.

If someone did decide to come in, I do have the means and ability to keep the intruder in the ground level of the house, as long as we are upstairs, which will buy enough time for the local police to show up. Just the fact that someone is in my house uninvited is enough to make me feel threatened, which is plenty to make me take action.

I'm still a paranoid guy with conspiracy theories and what ifs running through my head, so I still worry about things. Hopefully, anyone wanting in my house is smart enough to do the research to realize I am an avid bow and gun hunter, and think twice about coming in...

comemonday · Post by **comemonday** » April 14, 2006 1:07 pm

Probably not; I'd most likely just start screaming and flipping out.

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » April 14, 2006 1:09 pm

My first choice would be to bail out the back door if "they" come in the front, but if I'm cornered I'm not going down without a fight.

Tequila Revenge · Post by **Tequila Revenge** » April 14, 2006 1:13 pm

Jodibug wrote:
buffettbride wrote:
Jodibug wrote:A Taurus 38 Special Snub . . . shooting range practice . . . and the CWP and class to back it up!
And if all else fails, throw popcorn at 'em.
Exactly . . . and then I can take 'em out while they are having the Big O!

Where did I miis the link between popcorn and the Big O?

What ya'll talkin' 'bout?

Jodibug · Post by **Jodibug** » April 14, 2006 1:15 pm

Tequila Revenge wrote:
Jodibug wrote:
buffettbride wrote:
Jodibug wrote:A Taurus 38 Special Snub . . . shooting range practice . . . and the CWP and class to back it up!
And if all else fails, throw popcorn at 'em.
Exactly . . . and then I can take 'em out while they are having the Big O!

Where did I miis the link between popcorn and the Big O? What ya'll talkin' 'bout?

Mal gave me a bag of Orgasmic, really Organic, popcorn. It's now a joke from the Bug Phlocking. Check out the sig line if you can read it.

citcat · Post by **citcat** » April 14, 2006 1:17 pm

I'm a light sleeper and have a Louisville Slugger under my side of the bed.
The hubby keeps asking me, "Should I sleep with one eye open?"

I'd probably hand the bat to the hubby, and I'd start throwing everything I could get my hands on at the bad guy. Either that, or I'd freeze and scream like a girl.

~ Parrot Bay ~ · Post by **~ Parrot Bay ~** » April 14, 2006 1:20 pm

My house is booby trapped. Got the idea from Home Alone. If anyone breaks in, they're gonna be sorry.

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » April 14, 2006 1:21 pm

citcat wrote:I'm a light sleeper and have a Louisville Slugger under my side of the bed.
The hubby keeps asking me, "Should I sleep with one eye open?"

I'd probably hand the bat to the hubby, and I'd start throwing everything I could get my hands on at the bad guy. Either that, or I'd freeze and scream like a girl.

Screams aren't bad..... They attract attention and can scare off someone who's afraid the screams will draw a crowd.

Another thing that's good, besides a bat (and something that works REALLY well stashed under the seat of a car) is long athletic sock with either a fist-sized rock or a combination lock inside. Swing that baby and you have a weapon to keep someone at arm's length.

balcony girls · Post by **balcony girls** » April 14, 2006 1:21 pm

citcat wrote: or I'd freeze and scream like a girl.

. .yep . .minus the scream part . .

. .guess all I can rely on is 911. . so I do keep my cell by my bed . . in case I need to jump in the closet . . ! !

NYCPORT · Post by **NYCPORT** » April 14, 2006 1:22 pm

I have a 95 lb. doberman who takes care of such things.

Tequila Revenge · Post by **Tequila Revenge** » April 14, 2006 1:25 pm

Jodibug wrote:
Tequila Revenge wrote:
Jodibug wrote:
buffettbride wrote:
Jodibug wrote:A Taurus 38 Special Snub . . . shooting range practice . . . and the CWP and class to back it up!
And if all else fails, throw popcorn at 'em.
Exactly . . . and then I can take 'em out while they are having the Big O!

Where did I miis the link between popcorn and the Big O? What ya'll talkin' 'bout?
Mal gave me a bag of Orgasmic, really Organic, popcorn. It's now a joke from the Bug Phlocking. Check out the sig line if you can read it.

Well, can't say I'm not a little disapointed it wasn't more

Thanks for answering

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » April 14, 2006 1:26 pm

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:Another thing that's good, besides a bat (and something that works REALLY well stashed under the seat of a car) is long athletic sock with either a fist-sized rock or a combination lock inside. Swing that baby and you have a weapon to keep someone at arm's length.

Before my brother retired, he worked for Verizon. Back in the pre-fiber optic cable days I used to keep a piece of telephone cable under the seat of my car.