(May 30, 2016 at 10:34 am)mh.brewer Wrote:(May 30, 2016 at 9:37 am)Bella Morte Wrote: I'm surprised at that to be honest. Is that a legal requirement in your state or just something you decide to do? What if someone breaks in and you can't access your weapon in time?
Anyway to put it simply, we can't use firearms for self defence in the UK either like you yanks do. I'm hoping that handguns become legal here one day though.
Not a legal requirement, just responsible gun ownership. I don't own guns for self defense, they are for hunting or pleasure. In the time it would take for someone to break in I could be locked and loaded. Safe does not necessarily equate to inaccessible. Not a fan of hand guns, only own one. They are too easily miss used.
Fair enough.