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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm 38 and grew up around guns.  Break ins and crime rates are still very low where I grew up largely in part because everyone knows that the house they break into very likely has a gun.  The break ins that do occur are usually done by people that they know.  I used to own guns.  I've done many classes and have been certified to teach them.  I know you think you'd be ready to kill someone, but I can tell just from your posts that you're too reactionary to have a gun for protection at this time.

Take some classes.  Learn about gun safety and self defense.  Go to shooting ranges where you can rent a gun to shoot.   You need to be very, very comfortable with a gun before you own one for home defense.  It isn't just about being prepared to kill someone. [b] You also need to know how to prevent the intruder from getting the gun away from you.[/b] [/quote]

In a home, you don't give warning. You make sure it isn't a family member then you shoot. If an intruder is in a position to get a gun away from you, something has gone very wrong  [/quote]

Pp here.  Agreed.  But I think a lot of people who want to have guns for protection like OP aren't at that level of comfort with guns where they would shoot without warning.  They'd waffle a bit or be nervous and give the intruder a chance to get the gun away.  [b] I am obviously very comfortable around guns and consider myself to have pretty good aim and I still question if I would ever be able to shoot someone who was breaking into my house.  [/b] But I never owned guns for that reason.   [/quote]

OP here. PP, what would you do instead if you are not sure that you are comfortable shooting a burglar in your home?[/quote]

I am not PP.

But if I may suggest:

Take a training class at a local indoor firing range.  Familiarity is key when it comes to defending one’s home with a firearm (which even Joe Biden has endorsed: “buy a shotgun”).

Consider also: the person breaking into your home may not intend to steal anything.

They might plan to rape you.[/quote]

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