Ultimatethies t1_j175acd wrote on December 22, 2022 at 3:52 AM

Reply to comment by TheSto1989 in Be on the lookout around the Museum District, guy trying to break into apartments by Marino4K

If you buy one you need to train yourself to use it and defend it.

If you have a gun, then any fight you find yourself in will automatically involve a gun.

Defending your house with a gun can turn into some dude in your house with your gun if you don’t know what you’re doing.

TheSto1989 t1_j176evr wrote on December 22, 2022 at 4:02 AM

Yeah... hence my trepidation. Lots of responsibility but I also don't want to catch someone in my house or breaking in without anything to defend myself with.

mayflowers5 t1_j17c0ed wrote on December 22, 2022 at 4:53 AM

Being a homeowner is one of the biggest responsibilities in my life. The weekend we closed on our house, we bought a security system. I feel like that’s honestly the biggest assurance we have that we are protected. I can’t recommend it enough. We have 24/7 monitoring, all our windows and doors have sensors, outdoor and indoor cameras, glass break detectors, flood detectors, and combo CO/smoke detectors. Have felt very safe with that and don’t feel the need to get a gun in my relatively safe neighborhood.