Another person shot by an infant with a gun.

[Creed of Heresy]

A bullet to the knee will stop someone much faster than beaten them over the head with a nightstand. Plus if you're knocking anything off of it, you're causing a lot of noise, alerting the burglar to your location and that you're doing something, meaning he'll be more prepared. Often, however, if staring down the barrel of a gun, a robber isn't likely to put the value of the goods in your house over his own life and he'll run.

I should probably mention I have a Class F, which actually allows me to handle commercial-grade explosives on top of ownership of firearms, including limited quantities of fully automatic weaponry and even anti-materiel rated weaponry. This is largely because I have demonstrated top marks in all safety lessons I have applied for, have several references for good gun handling and safety practices included said Captain of a unit that falls under the SOCOM umbrella. I have never misfired a gun, never kept a loaded gun stored anywhere where someone else could get it, and never left a gun off its safety. When I say I'm a responsible gun owner, trust me, I fucking mean it. XD

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Also muzzle-loaders are pretty damn cool. If only they weren't so damn inaccurate I'd try shooting targets with them more.

Kick like a mule, though. I've fired .50-caliber BMGs before that don't kick that hard.