Reply #76: You live in a different world than I do [View All]

[Maine_Nurse]

I am in rural Maine. Firearms are a way of life up here. They are tools that serve a purpose. Hell, firearms safety and handling is often taught in grammar school here and that is a very good thing. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a loaded weapon in a home with no children and both adults trained and experienced in their use. We have had a home invasion where a firearm was needed instantly here at my house. I am just thankful that the wifey practices enough and understands things well enough that her first instinct was to arm herself when she saw the intruder (her just coming out of the shower and being buck-naked might have bought her some time too, hehehe). We also had a black bear in our kitchen at 3am. When you need a firearm, you need it immediately.

You are obviously not comfortable with them and shouldn't ever own one, but that is your choice. My choice is to own and use them. There is nothing at all irresponsible with either of our stances. But I'm never going to tell you you HAVE to have one and you will never tell me I CAN'T have one.