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Originally Posted by Rochard
I completely disagree.
When are you woken up in the middle of the night by an intruder, it's dark, your confused, you are incoherent because you just woke up, adrenaline is flowing, and you are in a tactical situation in which you have no information - you don't know if it's six guys with screw drivers, three guys with baseball bats, or two guys with AR15s. You can't turn on the light because it will give you away AND destroy your night vision. Then factor in a dog that is between you and the intruders, your wife that just woke up and has no idea she's just walked into the line of firing, PLUS a 12 year old kid who is generally clueless in the middle of the afternoon no less at 3am with shots going off.
Look at the guy who shot his own kid a few weeks ago. He thought someone was breaking in, turns out it was his son. His burning desire to protect himself just killed his son.
I don't live in fear. The two doors leading out are set so when they close they cannot be opened from the outside without a key, and we have an alarm system with a battery system.
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The person that shot his son was not trained, and because he wasn't he made a mistake that killed his kid. If you don't want to defend your home, and your doors need a key to be opened (LOL) then that is great. But people that are prepared do not live in fear. I bet you don't live in fear of your house burning down either, but I bet its insured. I don't judge you for not wanting the awesome responsibility of your own defense. How you defend something depends on how much you value it.