Do rural homeowners need guns for self-defense?

Backwoods Home Magazine ^ | Current Issue | Massad Ayoob

[SLB]

FYI

[freedomlover]

Bump for a good conservative magazine, Backwoods Home.

[DWSUWF]

"...Later that night, when the thing was (bloodlessly) ended, that man came up to me and said, “Officer, my wife is afraid they’re going to arrest me for threatening him with a gun. They aren’t, are they?”..."

Reflect on that pathetic woman's mentality, if you can call it that.

Consider that she can vote.

And know that anthrax, cruise-missile airliners and suitcase nukes are the least of our problems.

[logos]

Age-old adages about guns and their use...

It's better to always have one, and never need it, than to suddenly need one, and not have it.

I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

If you're old enough to pull a knife on me, you're old enough to die.

When it's time to shoot, shoot ... don't talk.

If he's twitchin', shoot him again.

And for safety's sake, don't have your finger anywhere near the trigger until you intend to pull it.

[SLB]

Don't bring a knife to a gun fight.

[FreedomPoster]

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[marktwain]

Good advice, in a style most people can appreciate.

[logos]

Don't bring a knife to a gun fight.

Actually, I prefer both - just in case I run short of ammo. And there's usually a bow with six broadheads in the back of the truck.

[Rocks are usually near to hand, too...]

[FreedomPoster]

When people ask me for advice about defensive firearms, I always recommend they obtain and read a copy of Ayoob's In the Gravest Extreme. Those who follow that advice are glad they did.

[logos]

Oh ... and did I ever tell you I have a black belt in 2x4?

:^)

[Maelstrom]

We don't have a local police department.

The next town over has one, it's 10 minutes away...and we pay for protection from the nearest city as well...it's 20 minutes away.

But then...you can't go outside on any given day without hearing someone in the valley target practicing with a shotgun.

I don't think there's been a murder in this town throughout my entire life. Upstate NY...

I do remember a group of hardened criminals who escaped and ran through this region...they were caught...well, actually they surrendered themselves after having tried to live off the land. Seems these hardened criminals didn't quite trust the local populous enough to do their thing up close and personal.

[FreedomPoster]

I feel naked without my Spyderco Delica in my strong-side back pocket.

[fourdeuce82d]

"Reflect on that pathetic woman's mentality, if you can call it that"

depends on whether

a) She thought her husband had done something wrong

or

b) she thought folks in the town were so liberal they (DA) would bring charges.

Older guy in Austin, TX, recovering from major surgery, had a disgruntled former employee kick in the front door, kick in his bedroom door, and start beating him- guy shot the scumbag, and came very close to being indicted by a grand jury full of lefties.

[Hiro Protaginast]

What is the point of your response? She was concerned because the typical response by our present day law enforcment agencies probably would be to arrest him?

[logos]

That's a handy-dandy little tool. :-)

[cannonball]

Got my black belt in tire iron. <];^)

[jacquej]

We live in a rural area, know well that police wouldn't be able to get to us quickly enough in an adverse situation, and our first line of defense is a pair of well-trained Belgian Shepherds (Malinois, to be exact!)...

Not that guns aren't useful, and we have them, but our dogs are the best first alert, as well as very good on the offense.

[logos]

I do remember a group of hardened criminals who escaped and ran through this region...they were caught...well, actually they surrendered themselves after having tried to live off the land. Seems these hardened criminals didn't quite trust the local populous enough to do their thing up close and personal.

Reminds me of an incident in a small town where I lived years ago... The rumor was that a group of Hell's Angels was going to pay us a visit, as they thought our town would be a nice place to vacation for awhile. Turned out the rumor was true, but as they rode into town they saw on every front porch one or two guys sitting there cleaning shotguns, rifles and various assorted handguns. They rode very peacefully straight through town and kept going. Never did hear where they went, though...