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Yesterday, there was a bit of a burglary scare at my house. I was home alone, just me with the cats. Suddenly, I hear Dad's car alarm go off outside. The garage is always open, and there's been a string of burglaries and carjackings in the area. It's Saturday, so everybody's either out somewhere or lounging around in their homes. I hear some pounding outside, so I turn off the T.V., say a little prayer, grab a big 7 inch steak knife from the kitchen (we don't have a gun), and burst out into the garage yelling :"HEY! HEY! YOU! GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!"
It turns out that no one was there; one of the cats hard taken a hard leap onto Dad's car's hood and set off the alarm. Other poundings were from the cat being startled and knocking stuff over in its panic. When Dad got home, I told him about the burglary scare and how I had gone out there with a knife. He was angry.
"Why the hell did you do something so bloody stupid? Of course it's just going to be a cat; people just don't do things like that here!"
I wanted to yell at him: "What if it was a real burglary? What if I did find something going on? If you don't believe in the right to keep and bear arms and the right to protect yourself and your property, then shut up and be a good little victim!" I was quiet in order to avoid a fight.
I have no doubt that I did the right thing. I knew that I was putting myself in danger by going out there. With the dramatic crime increases in my area, how do I let my parents know that there's a growing likelihood of us experiencing a robbery and I'm the only one in the family who believes in RKBA. Mom won't have guns, and Dad is a softy, and my brother is the most likely to freak out at the threat of danger. How do I make sure that they're safe and protected without armament or taking defensive action?
It turns out that no one was there; one of the cats hard taken a hard leap onto Dad's car's hood and set off the alarm. Other poundings were from the cat being startled and knocking stuff over in its panic. When Dad got home, I told him about the burglary scare and how I had gone out there with a knife. He was angry.
"Why the hell did you do something so bloody stupid? Of course it's just going to be a cat; people just don't do things like that here!"
I wanted to yell at him: "What if it was a real burglary? What if I did find something going on? If you don't believe in the right to keep and bear arms and the right to protect yourself and your property, then shut up and be a good little victim!" I was quiet in order to avoid a fight.
I have no doubt that I did the right thing. I knew that I was putting myself in danger by going out there. With the dramatic crime increases in my area, how do I let my parents know that there's a growing likelihood of us experiencing a robbery and I'm the only one in the family who believes in RKBA. Mom won't have guns, and Dad is a softy, and my brother is the most likely to freak out at the threat of danger. How do I make sure that they're safe and protected without armament or taking defensive action?
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