I don't have a gun yet, so...

[SandEagle]

i sleep with my kabar next to me. wife thinks im nuts. its within reach if anyone breaks in i guess. is this pathetic?

anyone else keep knives or bats around for protection? i am hopefully geting the shotgun next weekend.

 

[Nebor]

I seriously doubt you're mentally prepared to stab someone. It's savage, messy and traumatic. A bat is a better choice than a knife.

 

[Fear No Evil]

When I first got a gun my wife thought it was kind of strange I put it in the nightstand. Now, when we leave the house she is asking me if I have it on me. When I travel without her she wants it in HER nightstand.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I own 13 guns and none of them are in the room my wife and I sleep in.

Your wife is right...you're nuts.

 

[HAL9000]

That's paranoid right there.

 

[Miramonti]

A bat

(and not one of these...)

 

[MotF Bane]

With the string of break-ins and thefts in my area lately, I keep one of my folders on my nightstand.

Otherwise, I'm voting you're a little paranoid.

 

[Nebor]

I own 13 guns and none of them are in the room my wife and I sleep in.

Your wife is right...you're nuts.

I think you're nuts. You need more guns.

 

[schneiderguy]

I keep my Kabar under my bed, 4" folding knife + 200 lumen flashlight on my nightstand, loaded rifle (AK74) in the unlocked safe, which is in my closet.

So no you're not crazy.

 

[eldorado99]

A knife fight is a baaaaad idea. I have a golf club.

 

[JimW1949]

I have several guns, but now that I am older I seldom fire them. I have two hand guns a .22 automatic that fires long rifle cartridges and I have a .44 magnum revolver. I keep them loaded and in easy reach should someone break in. But where I live, that is highly unlikely to happen. Still, it could happen.

If you feel there is a danger of a break-in at your home, then I would get a hand gun. But if you do that I would strongly urge you to take a gun safety course. Buying a gun is one thing, knowing how to handle it safely and how to use it effectively is quite another. And always remember, if you pull the trigger, there may very well be unpleasant consequences.

 

[Nebor]

A knife fight is a baaaaad idea. I have a golf club.

For reals. Most people don't have a realistic view of a knife fight or stabbing.

 

[Joseph F]

I own 13 guns and none of them are in the room my wife and I sleep in.

Your wife is right...you're nuts.

How can you sleep at night? I don't feel safe without a shotgun in my room.

 

[JulesMaximus]

How can you sleep at night? I don't feel safe without a shotgun in my room.

That's because you're nuts.

 

[boomhower]

How is being able to defend youself nuts? Some people like to be able to defend themselves rather than just be victims.

 

[Zebo]

I think you're nuts. You need more guns.

I think you're both nuts. I just need a few I can shoot well, in the dark, disabled, under duress, and with common ammo for end of world as we know it. I've had lots maybe 200 but I usually sell them to friends when I don't feel 100% comfortable with them. In other words, it's just a tool for me like wrench which I don't go collecting either.

"I fear not the man who practices a 1000 kicks (guns) one time, i fear the man who practices one kick (gun) a 1000 times" - Bruce Lee

 

[Schadenfroh]

Jar of killer bees works wonders

 

[Zebo]

I wouldn't have that style of knife for self defense, unless you really know how to use a combat/straight blade knife I recommend a karambit or machete both trivial to use and inflict massive damage. Usually one stroke and it's over DOA.

 

[Nebor]

I think you're both nuts. I just need a few I can shoot well, in the dark, disabled, under duress, and with common ammo for end of world as we know it. I've had lots maybe 200 but I usually sell them to friends when I don't feel 100% comfortable with them. In other words, it's just a tool for me like wrench which I don't go collecting either.

"I fear not the man who practices a 1000 kicks (guns) one time, i fear the man who practices one kick (gun) a 1000 times" - Bruce Lee

I just need a few I can shoot once my amyotrophic lateral sclerosis paralyzes me from the neck down.

 

[Brigandier]

Ruger 10/22, learn to shoot, and shoot away.

 

[DirkGently1]

My keyboard is close to my bed. Would that work?

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

If I lived somewhere where I feared for my life while I slept, I would move. Fuck that.

 

[rudeguy]

How is being able to defend youself nuts? Some people like to be able to defend themselves rather than just be victims.

I believe the problems are:

1. His choice of a weapon
2. His need to post about it here

 

[SearchMaster]

If I lived somewhere where I feared for my life while I slept, I would move. Fuck that.

This. My doors are rarely locked, and my cars often have the keys left in them (unlocked).

 

[invidia]

I have a claymore mine pointed at my bedroom door at night. I'm not worried.