Small world
Partisan Ranger - I'm from the area too. Stephens City. As a matter of fact, I bought my Mauser at Old Dominion Sports.
Look - it's simple. I'm a woman. I commute 63 miles each way to work every day. I break down near Mt. Weather, and I have no cell signal to even call for help. What's to stop some "helpful" motorist (read: psychopath) from taking advantage of me? My Mauser, that's what.
Your wife may not be in the same boat as I am - I don't know. All I know is this: the gun is THE most effective tool of self-defense available today. Are you getting a fire extinguisher for your house in case there's a fire? I would hope so. You also need a gun in case there's a home invasion. Think it doesn't happen in this area? Pull up the Winchester Star and compare two cases:
1 - Angela Dodson, who shot her estranged husband a year ago after he broke into her house, cut the phone wires and tried to break down the bedroom door where she cowered with her children.
2 - Terry Presgraves, who was fatally stabbed by 15 year old Matthew Van Emburgh during a home invasion.
One had a gun. One didn't. Get it?
Partisan Ranger - I'm from the area too. Stephens City. As a matter of fact, I bought my Mauser at Old Dominion Sports.
Look - it's simple. I'm a woman. I commute 63 miles each way to work every day. I break down near Mt. Weather, and I have no cell signal to even call for help. What's to stop some "helpful" motorist (read: psychopath) from taking advantage of me? My Mauser, that's what.
Your wife may not be in the same boat as I am - I don't know. All I know is this: the gun is THE most effective tool of self-defense available today. Are you getting a fire extinguisher for your house in case there's a fire? I would hope so. You also need a gun in case there's a home invasion. Think it doesn't happen in this area? Pull up the Winchester Star and compare two cases:
1 - Angela Dodson, who shot her estranged husband a year ago after he broke into her house, cut the phone wires and tried to break down the bedroom door where she cowered with her children.
2 - Terry Presgraves, who was fatally stabbed by 15 year old Matthew Van Emburgh during a home invasion.
One had a gun. One didn't. Get it?