03-31-2009, 10:49 AM
Krystal Wrote:sunshyne Wrote:I tried to get my dad to give me his old Ruger. He keeps it locked up, unloaded, in the attic space above his closet in their bedroom. He said, "no, I want to keep it for home defense." to which I said, "what, are you going to ask the criminals nicely to wait a minute before you beat me and rape my family while I go to the attic to get my gun and unlock it and load it?" You might as well have a rock for use in home defense.
I definitely think your dad missed the point of keeping a gun for home defense.
yeah, he's a bit of a dummy, bless his heart.