I consider O’Reilly to be an a—hole, but he is right on that. I was in New Orleans when that storm hit, and I’m still here. I kept my guns, and any scum bag that tried to take from me met a hail of bullets!

Confederate on April 19, 2007 at 3:41 PM

Guns were taken though, even by force from little old ladies. See link I posted above. Shameful.

wondered why the anti-gun left, which is in full froth right now, didn’t say anything about the thugs who terrorized citizens in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

Don’t forget the NOPD and the troops who confiscated guns from law abiding citizens, permitting them to be terrorized by the thugs.

“It is the tradition that a Kentuckian never runs. He does not have to…he is not obligated to retreat, nor to consider whether he can safely retreat, but is entitled to stand his ground, and meet any (life-threatening) attack made upon him with a deadly weapon….” Gibson v. Commonwealth, 34 SW 936 (Ky. 1931).

Or try……..

Does anyone know the best home security strategy? A dog. Intruders are repelled by the barking and go on to the next house. One of many reasons dogs are way better than cats.

Life is funny, isn’t it.

honora on April 18, 2007 at 6:19 PM

How about this tidbit: States like Maryland have high ownership of attack dogs like pit bulls, rotweilers and so forth, because law-abiding people can’t get guns to protect their homes. Guns left on the table at home don’t push through the front screen door and terrorize the neighborhood.
For evey action, there are consequences. Our neighbor has a full gunrack and little bitty wussy dogs that come by and visit our kids. We feel very comfortable and relaxed, much happier than at our old place, where the neighbors had pit bulls – several neighbors – on both sides, which got out from time to time – the last one trapped some neighbors in their car. The sheriff had to corner the snarling animal in our yard. We had to keep the kids in for over two hours and every day were on the lookout in case the animal to the south of us got out – he’d froth and snarl at the second story window every single time we went to our car in our driveway. The installer’s son at another house opened the bathroom door, but the owner had forgotten to mention that he’d locked the pit bull inside. The father threw himself between the lunging dog and his son and received three severe bites that required treatment. I’ve been in lots of houses that had guns, and not a one ever leaped out of a dark room or drawer or closet to get us, but I’ve had some near things with home protection dogs, including ostensibly nice dogs like white labs, while being a guest in other people’s homes. I hate it when they wander by and say, “Gee, he’s not like that with us.” Uh huh.

Catseye on April 18, 2007 at 7:05 PM

The best thing is to have stuff in your window that says, ‘Nothing in this house is worth your life’, ‘gun control means using two hands’, and stuff like that.

- The Cat

Does anyone know the best home security strategy? A dog. Intruders are repelled by the barking and go on to the next house. One of many reasons dogs are way better than cats.

Life is funny, isn’t it.

honora on April 18, 2007 at 6:19 PM

OH Please!…where I come from, they just poison the dogs and hit the house a couple of days later. As for the cat comment….phhhhtt!

unamused on April 18, 2007 at 5:05 PM

The page in “American Rifleman” is called “the Armed Citizen” and at the bottom of the page is a statement…

“Studies indicate that firearms are used over 2 million times a year for personal protection, and the presence of a firearm, without a shot being fired, prevents crime in many instances. Shooting usually can be justified only where crime constitutes an immediate, imminent threat to life, limb, or in some cases, property….”

Does anyone have any numbers that reflect how many people protected themselves, lawfully, in the past year or more?

unamused on April 18, 2007 at 5:05 PM

The NRA may have a number for you. One of their magazines, American Rifleman, usually has a page of excerpts from local newspapers of people defending themselves…

Hairdresser has a gun!”

Mazztek on April 18, 2007 at 6:31 PM

well…if I had any hair I might be able to confirm that!

Limerick on April 18, 2007 at 5:25 PM

Are there engineering jobs there? Heck, I don’t care what I do.

Life is funny, isn’t it.

Does anyone have any numbers that reflect how many people protected themselves, lawfully, in the past year or more?
unamused on April 18, 2007 at 5:05 PM

For anyone interested…
Article on Gary Kleck and defensive use of firearm, most of which go unreported because the mere possession of a firearm by a potential victim is enough to cause the criminal to break off the encounter.

Bill’s not what I’d call a huge 2nd Amendment guy, but at least he’s been reasonable thus far.

Bad Candy on April 18, 2007 at 5:31 PM

Most of the stories of gangs terrorizing citizens with guns have been debunked, as were the stories of homicides and rapes in the Dome. Looting was the major problem.