This was always my point with people that don't want to have a gun in the house. If something were to happen and I didn't have the means to protect my family, I would never forgive myself.
“I would never forgive myself”.
I understand completely. A family has to know how to protect themselves. I’m not talking simply about living in urban areas with bad guys either. I’ve known people who live in the boondocks but know a rabid animal could come their way. How I see it is this: there are people who “assume” that they pay taxes for other people to protect them (i.e. the police) and people who assume they have the ultimate responsibility to protect themselves. My husband travels quite a bit and works midnights so I am responsible for my three babies. It isn’t an “Annie Oakley” thing but a Mom thing. Between my guns, my teen son knowing how to shoot and the 110 pound GSD... I have it covered. To be honest, I sleep rather well at night knowing that.