On Sunday, January 6, 2002, at 06:37 PM, Bill Stewart wrote:
Some anonymous forger allegedly replied to Petro along the lines of:
The subtle click of the cocker engaging will (a) be lost in the other noises and (b) is innocuous enough that they probably won't.
Yes, since the invaders have not learned what's 'normal'. That's the fun of the traditional pump-action shotgun. *Everybody* knows what one of those sounds like,
And if they are armed (and so inclined), they now know where to aim and start shooting.
Nor do I. If the neighbor's kid wants to steal my overweight television or 233-MHz PC, it's not worth killing him for,
There are only 3 things in my home worth killing to protect: (1) My wife. (2) My self. (3) My guns. A thief can have the TV (take my TV...Please), the stereo (Don't touch the CDs or albums tho'), the computers etc. but I cannot let a thief take the guns out of the house while I'm alive to prevent it. Stolen guns rarely get used for "good". As to the other two, well, that's almost axiomatic.
I do keep a loaded fire extinguisher by the bed.
What kind?
Most people don't know the sound of one of those going off, or the effects of getting hit in the face by the blast, though they may know how to react to the blunt end of one if the previous effects haven't distracted them, and I can shoot first and ask questions later.
I don't know, Fire extinguishers can be lethal, just ask that kid in Italy... -- "Those without creative minds and agile fingers are of course welcome to hurry up with my fries. And they'll probably use a GUI to take my order, too." - Tom Christiansen