Well said. Clearly there are people who own guns primarily for self-defense, or perhaps for hunting.I own guns because I enjoy them. I enjoy shooting them and learning to shoot them better. I enjoy the beauty of them and the wonderful engineering that goes into them.
bedbugbilly said:. . . if I felt it was dangerous enough that I felt the need to carry in my house . . I wouldn't be living there.
2123 said:If I felt the need to carry while in my home or on my property, I'd move!
2123 said:It's still a free country. Why in the world would someone want to live in an area that they felt the need to be armed in their own home?
I start to carry when I put my pants on, and continue until they come off. When my door bell rings, I don't have to go get something before I go to the door. I already have it.
Who's after you?
No, if I have to carry a gun in my own house just to feel safe it's time to move. That's not to say I don't have easily accessible yet safely secured guns near by in the event of a break in.
Actually, it's just the opposite for me. Carrying a gun everywhere just simplifies things for me. I don't have to worry about how long it will take me to get to a gun in case I need it. I don't have to figure out how to balance keeping my gun away from kids but still making it accessible in an emergency.2123 said:Those of you that carry while in your own home, I feel for you. It has to be a miserable existence, being a prisoner in your own home, thinking that at any moment, someone will force their way in and do harm.
So you're also prepared to use a firearm to defend your home. How is that so difference than what I'm doing? I also want to be prepared, and I've decided that carrying is the simplest and easiest way for me to do that.2123 said:Do not get me wrong. I have firearms in my home, but they aren't scattered all over like some do.
I carry it concealed. Very few people who come in my house even know I carry. It's not a big deal; the gun is there in case I ever need it. I probably won't, but what's the harm? It doesn't negatively affect anything, and I'm more prepared for an event that - while unlikely to occur - I think is worth being prepared for, just so long as it doesn't negatively affect the rest of your life.2123 said:I know as many other people as most people do. I don't know anyone, be them friends, family or acquaintances, that carry in their home. I've never been in someone's house that carry all the time.
I've never knocked on someone's door, only to find them answering it with a gun in hand or on their hip.
If it were as easy and convenient to carry a fire extinguisher as it is to carry a handgun, I probably would.2123 said:Do you carry a fire extinguisher everywhere you go in your home?