Posted on 07/30/2007 1:59:40 PM PDT by neverdem
You may think you’re safe.
But the 3 a.m. home invasion in Cheshire that left a mother and her two daughters dead may now have you thinking about ways to protect yourself and your family.
And according to Connecticut gun dealers and home security system companies, you are not alone. This has been an an extremely busy week for them.
The Blue Trail Range and Gun Shop in Wallingford, one of the firearms sales and training facilities closest to Cheshire, took a month’s worth of calls in less than a week.
"I take those calls — and I have definitely gotten more calls in the last two days, inquiring about hangun safety and permitting classes, than I would normally take in about a month," said Blue Trail secretary Amanda May. "I’ve taken about 20 calls this week. Normally, I would get about 20-30 calls in a month."
(Excerpt) Read more at nhregister.com ...
Excellent news for civilized people everywhere.
Even though my dad is Republican, I wish he was pro-gun. I’d probably already have a 20 gauge shotgun.
Did I hear that the Today show recommended wind chimes to scare away home invaders?
Heard about this case Daddy gets tied up & locked in the basement Momma gets beat senseless the two girls get tied to their beds & raped ,doused in gasoline & torched by a couple of parolees . These guys are gonna have a fine old time back in the joint.
And cacti around windows.
And they say the media never reports good news :)
It would be interesting to know if the sale of watch dog breeds also spiked...
Long live the Blue Trail Range! My first visit was more than four decades ago. The first guns that I fired were a M1 Carbine and a 30-06 Springfield there.
One of my best friend’s brother became a Second Amendment devotee while he was in the Navy during the Korean War. He got those rifles at ridiculously cheap prices from the gov’t as surplus. IIRC, he paid $30 for the Carbine and $15 for the Springfield. This was in 1965 - 66.
Has anyone investigated the “half-way house” these monsters came from? How was it that their scummy residents were prowling the streets at 3:00AM, preying on this family? Shouldn’t someone be held responsible for their lack of supervision?
I would hope the new gun owners would take one more step and take the steps to be sure they can use their new weapons effectively and learn their legal rights if they have to use one effectively.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290596,00.html
BILL O'REILLY, HOST: In the "Unresolved Problem" segment tonight, the city of New Haven, Connecticut is very lenient as far as illegal immigrants are concerned. Tomorrow, the city will issue ID cards to illegal aliens that will allow them a library card, a beach pass, a golf course discount, and other city perks.
Joining us now from Raleigh, North Carolina, William Gheen, president of Americans for Legal Immigration. New Haven city officials would not cooperate with "The Factor." That is historical.
Now the mayor there, John Destefano, has made it very, very clear that he, his city, New Haven is a haven for illegal immigrants. It's a sanctuary city. He wants to give all the illegal aliens, you know, citizenship. This is who he is. And amazingly, I think it was 25 to 1, the city council of New Haven voted to give these cards out. They're not free. They cost $10 for adults, $5 for children. So, what's your reaction to this?
YGTBSM! That's got to be the most stupid thing I've ever heard Only a hippie could be reassured by the ching-ding of wind chimes. And what if it is a calm night? Dead hippie, I guess.
But if the perp ever tried to LEAVE after breaking in, the dog would tear him a new @sshole. Several new @ssholes, in fact.
I agree, based on personal experience.
I've owned two pretty good-sized dogs who'd sleep through a nuclear holocaust. My neighbor across the street owns a little ankle-biter who barks like crazy when a leaf rustles.
Liberals’ worst nightmare. This is why they have stopped covering this murder.
Private ownership of legal firearms is what keeps this country from becoming a dictatorship. Liberals want to take our guns away so that they can make it a dictatorship. Invaders from the middle east would have already taken over if we didn’t have our own guns.
Buy ATK, RGR...the Smith and wesson ride was fantastic. ATK looks like the perrennial winner. They make Federal ammunition as well as giant huge bombs that liquidate our enemies.,
AT_ no more than 3 % of your portfolio in any one stock.
RGR
My sister-in-law works for the city very close to DeStefano. She said he started this out thinking it was a way to get illegals to report crimes. It seems that they were getting robbed left and right at the Western Unions and check cashing places. He consulted with the police dept. and they came to the conclusion that the cards would help them be safe.
As DeStefano revealed his plan to local officials and interest groups they latched onto it and it spiraled out of control. He got caught up in the enthusiasm and decided it would help him with name recognition at the state level since he was running for governor.
She also said the woman in the city office that has been put in charge of accepting and processing these applications is vehemently against it. She has been receiving death threats and cries at work.
DeStefano is one of the worst kinds of politicians. He is forcing someone else to accept the animus of his actions.
I would like to buy a gun. My wife is against it. She knows about this attack in Cheshire. Perhaps this might sway her.
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