Re:Gaspard, the anti-assault accessory: never be alone again
by LyndsySimon on Friday October 03, 2014 @03:14PM
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For what it's worth, I complete agree with the parent poster.
I carry daily, but generally don't have a firearm on my person when I'm at home. That said, my front door is down a flight of stairs, and there is a rifle just out of sight at the top fo the stairs.
As for the odds of needing it... well, they're obviously quite low. I live in a low-crime area and a large portion of my income goes to ensuring that is the case. Even so, my town (Charlottesville, VA) is currently in the national news because a college girl was abducted off the street about a block from my office. There have also been a handful of home invasion robberies in nearby towns over the past couple of months.
It seems extremely reasonable to at least have the option of using an effective weapon to defend one's self.
I carry daily, but generally don't have a firearm on my person when I'm at home. That said, my front door is down a flight of stairs, and there is a rifle just out of sight at the top fo the stairs.
As for the odds of needing it... well, they're obviously quite low. I live in a low-crime area and a large portion of my income goes to ensuring that is the case. Even so, my town (Charlottesville, VA) is currently in the national news because a college girl was abducted off the street about a block from my office. There have also been a handful of home invasion robberies in nearby towns over the past couple of months.
It seems extremely reasonable to at least have the option of using an effective weapon to defend one's self.