re: Firearms for the home

.357 mag for me but I'm thinking about the Ruger LC9S for CCW. My wife carries the LCP(.380) with the viridian green laser as her CCW and it's a great little gun. I hear people say .380 is too weak but she'll put 6 in your chest in a couple seconds and change that thought. It's super light at 9.5 oz unloaded and she's comfortable enough with it to be perfectly reliable.

Hang loaded weapons on your walls throughout house for artwork.

12GA loaded with some Dragon Breath

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Desert Eagle .50AE. Got one a few weeks back and it is just fun as hell to shoot. Keep it by the bedside loaded with hollow points to ensure maximum carnage

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You could probably build a lightweight AR that weighs less than this behemoth.

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What are the best ones to have for that " just in case moment" ?

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Depends how far out you want to take that "just in case" situation.

Average annual burglary rates from 2003-2007 where a household member was present:

Do you own your home? 6.7 per 1,000 households

Do you have a household income >$75,000? 5.7 per 1,000 households

Are you white? 8.5 per 1,000 households

Are you married w/o kids? 3.7 per 1,000 households

Are you married with children? 7.2 per 1,000 households

Do you lock your doors and windows, requiring forcible entry? 1.5 per 1,000 households

Do you have sketchy acquaintances? 29.5% of burglaries while a household member was present were committed by an offender known to the household member. 24.2% were strangers and 46.3% were unknown, meaning the victim couldn't determine one way or the other. Furthermore, 65.1% of burglaries where a household member experienced violence were perpetuated by an offender known to the victim.

Lastly, if you do have children, you should be incredibly prudent in your gun care and you should make sure you weigh the pros and cons of that decision. Annually, 1 child dies unintentionally from a firearm in their home or vehicle for every ~180,000 households with children and a firearm. Conversely, 1 burglary-related homicide occurs annually for every ~1,375,000 households.

None of this is mean to say you should do one thing or another, but if you're serious about protecting yourself and minimizing the risks to you and your family, you should look at all the facts.

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who's talking conceal carrying?

glock 17 or 19, +p hollowpoints (mine are loaded with speer gold dot)

ar15 with a red dot, flashlight, and 55gr ball ammo.

if you have a shotgun, 00 buck will absolutely positively stop anything or anyone that can fit through your door, and some things that cant.

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y'all are a sensitive bunch

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Dude, you can give your wife a potato and tell her it's a thermonuclear weapon for all I care.