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Just to apply some objective thinking...

Seems that actual incidents where anyones home(s) have actually been 'invaded' are still quite rare (or only a few bothered to respond to my question) & nobody has used a gun to repel an intruder either. Therefore it would make sense that a gun (or multiples of) is only required in a very small number of examples...?Personally, gun storage is a profound concern for me. I remember being a kid pretty well...I remember that I knew every combination, lock & method of getting into everything my family owned. I remember removing window panes or picking locks to see presents before they were given (& to act surprised when they were given) to me. I remember feeling like nothing was out of reach....considering this, I can confidently say that if we had a gun in our house, it could have been locked to a cloud or rainbow & I would have provided myself access to it within one day tops

Not that I have any right to dictate how anyone should handle their personal responsibilities but I'd be concerned about a gun in my house, more so with kids - my kids especially....my 6yr old son hacked an internet account & bought himself about $500 worth of games a few weeks ago. In my view, the probability of someone being hurt by 'my' gun is higher than the chance of using for its intended purpose

Also, a family friend arrived at his secluded country property to find it being robbed...he went to his shed & grabbed a rifle & bailed up the intruders next to the van they were filling up. He didn't realise that while he had two under gun point, a third who was inside saw what was happening, circled around behind our friend & blew his head of at the neck from behind...the police think there was three intruders because there were two silhouettes in the blood spatter + one to pull the trigger. He may have had a different result if he hadn't of 'set the pace' by using his gun first??