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To buy, or not to buy... that is the question.

robbie_light_04robbie_light_04 Member Posts: 184 ✭✭✭
edited June 2004 in General Discussion
Ok. Let me hear your input. My sister is getting married in June, and she will be moving to a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. I am not sure if the crime rate in that area is high, but I know that her fiancee does not have any guns. I want them to have some form of security in case someone breaks into their home... when I say security, I do not mean a baseball bat. Should I buy them a handgun? I want them to have something that would stop a burglar in his tracks. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks
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    pikeal1pikeal1 Member Posts: 2,707
    edited November -1
    if it will only be for home defense and not for daily carry I think a shotgun will do the job.

    http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=19073891

    not as pricey as a good handgun either.

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    925925 Member Posts: 441 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    No, I would offer to sell him one very cheap,that way it will make it his idea to get a gun and may put him in the proper frame of mind to own one.

    If you give him one it may just sit in his sock drawer.
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    BoomerangBoomerang Member Posts: 4,513
    edited November -1
    Tell her to marry someone else.[:o)]

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    ginmasterginmaster Member Posts: 2,669 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You have no other choice. You must educate this man. The days of "the sheriff with no gun" are long gone. Every house has a sheriff. Just my .02.

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    p3skykingp3skyking Member Posts: 25,750 ✭
    edited November -1
    A man that doesn't already own a firearm probably doesn't need one given to him.

    Any man can shoot a gun, and with practice he can draw fast and shoot accurately, but that makes no difference. What counts is how you stand up when somebody is shooting back at you.
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    Rebel_JamesRebel_James Member Posts: 4,746
    edited November -1
    Buy your sister a good 20 guage pump shotgun and teach HER how to use it for home defense! A 20 guage will do just fine, and it won't kick her like a 12 would.

    I'm saying to teach HER how to use it because he doesn't have any guns, and would probably be hiding in a closet if it's ever needed.


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    FrancFFrancF Member Posts: 35,278 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by p3skyking
    A man that doesn't already own a firearm probably doesn't need one given to him.


    [:D] Could not have said it better [8D]

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    jsergovicjsergovic Member Posts: 5,526
    edited November -1
    A well lit yard, shrubs trimmed back, and locked doors/windows are a good start.

    Check the phone "demarcation". If it is accessable from the ground, her phone lines can be cut.

    If secure (high and/or non-accessable), the phone is, in the opinion of some LEOs, the first defense.
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    ruger270manruger270man Member Posts: 9,361 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by jsergovic
    If secure (high and/or non-accessable), the phone is, in the opinion of some LEOs, the first defense.


    Yeah maybe if its one of those cell phone handguns.. a regular phone wont do too much damage, I suppose you could try to choke the guy with the phone cord..

    OH WAIT.. you meant to call the police.. haha, thats funny.. call the morgue, tell them to bring body bags. [:D]

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    ruger270manruger270man Member Posts: 9,361 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    A good used shotgun would work well, and theres a little more margin for error when it comes to accuracy. Mossberg, Norinco, or a Rem 870 would all work fine for self defense.

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    select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,453 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Good Lord, Don't buy him anything ! Talk to your sister after they are married a few weeks and see if you can buy HER a gun. Her new husband may not like the idea of even having a gun in the home .. who knows.. I have inlaws that are that way..
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    cussedemguncussedemgun Member Posts: 985 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    get them a sign that says " BEWARE OF DOG - HE EATS EVERYTHING I SHOOT " a stranger won't chance it!

    I have decals on the windows that say " THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS HOME THAT IS WORTH YOUR LIFE " & it has a picture of a hand gun. That one is NO bluff.

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    pipskickspipskicks Member Posts: 3,049
    edited November -1
    These days everyone has a cell phone anyways
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    CHGOTHNDERCHGOTHNDER Member Posts: 8,936 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Forget about him and give one to your sister.....just in case.

    PJ

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