(November 30, 2013 at 12:37 pm)Zazzy Wrote: Here's my problem with a gun in the house:
My niece and nephew stay with us a lot of the time. I have a lot of respect for their curiosity and ingenuity, so there's no question that any guns would have to be locked up in a safe at all times. If someone broke into my home, would I have time to get the gun? If I have time to get the gun, I have time to run away, and I'd rather run away if I can. Nothing in my house is worth facing a possibly dangerous, possibly armed individual who has broken in, even if I'm armed, too. It just seems like guns in safes aren't very useful for home defense.
Just because they aren't useful for you doesn't mean they aren't useful for anyone else. Besides, why can't you tell your niece and nephew that a gun is not a toy and that it shouldn't be played with?
