[grellis]

One can only hope that you don't get a similar problem in your new location. Good luck with that.

We have a bid in on a home already. It is in a country village with a population 1/3 the size of my neighborhood, and crime (with the exception of occasional domestic disturbances) is virtually nonexistent. By "late in the game," I was referring to the fact that we are on our way out of this pit. Purchasing and learning to use a handgun would probably take an estimated 6 weeks, if one had a lot of time on their hands, which I do not have.

[from occupied ga]

By "late in the game," I was referring to the fact that we are on our way out of this pit. Purchasing and learning to use a handgun would probably take an estimated 6 weeks, if one had a lot of time on their hands, which I do not have

I was thinking of the future. You've hopefully solved one problem, but no guarantees that you will never have another in the future. When I moved to my current location (~30 years ago) very low crime outside the immediate Atlanta city limits. Now with the Mexican invasion, home invasion robberies are common in the Atlanta suburbs (I guess if you're willing to invade the USA, then invading someone's home isn't all that big a next step)

[holymoly]

Purchasing and learning to use a handgun would probably take an estimated 6 weeks, if one had a lot of time on their hands, which I do not have.

Actually, it depends on the firearm and whos' teaching.

For a woman and/or someone of dimunitive stature, a 20 gauge pump shotgun might fit the ticket. Get some #3 buck shot and a trigger lock at a Meijers store, and you're good to go.