Does NOT Seem Like A Good Plan To Me
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David E
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Being armed on a routine basis in your house is NOT living it Condition Red. It should be Condition Yellow, that of 'relaxed alert.' IE; knowing what's going on around you. This is different than thinking each bush is hiding a drug-crazed AK wielding thug.
Also, the guy that IS carrying a gun is more prepared for defense that the guy NOT carrying a gun.
The old folks lucked out, which is different than "their plan worked." At the very least, they need a Plan B.
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Also, the guy that IS carrying a gun is more prepared for defense that the guy NOT carrying a gun.
The old folks lucked out, which is different than "their plan worked." At the very least, they need a Plan B.
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scottishclaymore
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Whenever I post around here I get the distinct feeling that I am in way over my head, because probably haven't had as much training as most of you had -- but my perspective is probably a little different, so I'll go ahead and weigh in.
There are currently 9 people living in my house -- 6 of which are all under the age of 16 (big family, basically). My Dad almost always has a gun on his belt (He is a CHL holder -- I am just a few months shy of being able to be one). When in the house I am always within reach of at least one ready weapon, and when I go out we have one in the car. In that respect you could probably say my Dad and I live in a constant "condition yellow" and have for the past year or two now, since the issues of self-defense really became important to us. However, considering the ages and personalities of the rest of the people in our family, we two are the only ones who really think that way.
That to say, if we hear a loud crashing sound we are probably more likely to assume it was one of the little ones who knocked something over than that it was a Goblin breaking and entering -- the only real exception to this would probably be at night after the kids were in bed. Obviously, when you have a lot of kids in the house, it's not the best idea to instantly draw a weapon and start clearing the house everytime you hear a loud noise.
I guess what I am driving at here is that all of us are in different life situations that require or facilitate different states of readiness. Can some of us do more than we already are? Certainly. It's a call that every man and woman and family has to make on a daily basis. I simply respect those who actually give it some thought at all.
There are currently 9 people living in my house -- 6 of which are all under the age of 16 (big family, basically). My Dad almost always has a gun on his belt (He is a CHL holder -- I am just a few months shy of being able to be one). When in the house I am always within reach of at least one ready weapon, and when I go out we have one in the car. In that respect you could probably say my Dad and I live in a constant "condition yellow" and have for the past year or two now, since the issues of self-defense really became important to us. However, considering the ages and personalities of the rest of the people in our family, we two are the only ones who really think that way.
That to say, if we hear a loud crashing sound we are probably more likely to assume it was one of the little ones who knocked something over than that it was a Goblin breaking and entering -- the only real exception to this would probably be at night after the kids were in bed. Obviously, when you have a lot of kids in the house, it's not the best idea to instantly draw a weapon and start clearing the house everytime you hear a loud noise.
I guess what I am driving at here is that all of us are in different life situations that require or facilitate different states of readiness. Can some of us do more than we already are? Certainly. It's a call that every man and woman and family has to make on a daily basis. I simply respect those who actually give it some thought at all.
FoMoGo
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Interesting...
I agree that the plan the couple had... could use some work.
I am armed from the moment I get dressed till I crawl into bed.
When I shower, my pistol is in the room with me usually.
The same goes for my wife.
When I leave the house, I am armed.
When I cook supper, I may have to wipe bacon grease spatter off my grips.
It is not a strange thing for us.
When I go to bed, my 1911 is on the nightstand within reach. As is hers on her side of the bed.
We sit down to eat and our pistols are not any more out of place than someone wearing a pager, cell phone, or leatherman tool.
Large crash in the house? Instantly I know there "could" be something wrong.
If it is during the day and we are in seperate rooms, then I call out to her before leaving the room I am in. Her response dictates what happens from there.
If we are in the same room and it comes from a different one, I draw as I stand and make my way to the noise... her keeping 10 foot or so back.
There are bad people in the world, and bad things happen to people every day.
I dont see that I have an extreme lifestyle. I carry a pistol as anyone else carries a cell phone.
When it is a part of your life, a part of your wardrobe... you stop making concessions to wearing it.
I have a gun on my side, just like I have a 42" waist and a 36" inseam... These are 3 things to be taken into consideration when clothes shopping.
I have OC and CCed since the age of 21, thats 16 years now.
If I have to go somewhere and NOT carry, I feel self conscious and not totally dressed.
If I am lounging around the house in shorts and no belt, my pistol is on the table next to me.
I know people who you dont see without a coffee cup in their hand or next to them, just like me with my pistol.
Making the decision to be armed... not just armed when you go out, or armed when there may be trouble... is a lifestyle decision.
I dont know if and when there will be trouble.
I will do my best to be in the proper personal situation and mindset if/when it happens.
I have been shot once and attacked with a knife a few times... once was a honest life and death situation, not a punk looking for a few bucks.
I will do my best to not be a victim, and to make sure that my family wont be either.
Jim
I agree that the plan the couple had... could use some work.
I am armed from the moment I get dressed till I crawl into bed.
When I shower, my pistol is in the room with me usually.
The same goes for my wife.
When I leave the house, I am armed.
When I cook supper, I may have to wipe bacon grease spatter off my grips.
It is not a strange thing for us.
When I go to bed, my 1911 is on the nightstand within reach. As is hers on her side of the bed.
We sit down to eat and our pistols are not any more out of place than someone wearing a pager, cell phone, or leatherman tool.
Large crash in the house? Instantly I know there "could" be something wrong.
If it is during the day and we are in seperate rooms, then I call out to her before leaving the room I am in. Her response dictates what happens from there.
If we are in the same room and it comes from a different one, I draw as I stand and make my way to the noise... her keeping 10 foot or so back.
There are bad people in the world, and bad things happen to people every day.
I dont see that I have an extreme lifestyle. I carry a pistol as anyone else carries a cell phone.
When it is a part of your life, a part of your wardrobe... you stop making concessions to wearing it.
I have a gun on my side, just like I have a 42" waist and a 36" inseam... These are 3 things to be taken into consideration when clothes shopping.
I have OC and CCed since the age of 21, thats 16 years now.
If I have to go somewhere and NOT carry, I feel self conscious and not totally dressed.
If I am lounging around the house in shorts and no belt, my pistol is on the table next to me.
I know people who you dont see without a coffee cup in their hand or next to them, just like me with my pistol.
Making the decision to be armed... not just armed when you go out, or armed when there may be trouble... is a lifestyle decision.
I dont know if and when there will be trouble.
I will do my best to be in the proper personal situation and mindset if/when it happens.
I have been shot once and attacked with a knife a few times... once was a honest life and death situation, not a punk looking for a few bucks.
I will do my best to not be a victim, and to make sure that my family wont be either.
Jim
That's an astute response and one I agree with when these threads invariably pop up every week or so. I personally am accustomed to going armed, and it's common for there to be unsecured, loaded weapons around my house. However that's my deal, and it's very specific to my environment. I wouldn't suggest to someone with children that they keep a loaded .45 under the coffee table, but by the same token, someone with six kids calling me a nut for doing so is out of line as well.
Best thing everyone can do universally is make the house a less attractive target, via lighting and monitoring systems etc. Once you step inside a home, every has to pretty much be tailored to who lives there and how they choose to live.
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Things ended well and hooray for that but I can see them revising their plan to add a gun somewhere other than the bedroom.
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