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Aug 29th 2007, 1:22 pm

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Re: A knock at the door

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Plastic firearm. Pfff....

I don't mean club the scum in the head FFS!

hollowpoints will do the job....

Aug 29th 2007, 1:35 pm

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Maz

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Re: A knock at the door

Heard on the radio that 90 out of every 100 people in the US owns a gun this morning. Scared the living crap out of me.

Aug 29th 2007, 1:41 pm

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Re: A knock at the door

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A few nights ago around 10.30 pm someone knocked at our door...we could see it was quite a large guy with long hair. There was no car to be seen so we didn't answer the door...instead my husband called the local police. They picked the guy up shortly afterwards in the woods nearby. He was a druggie who had escaped earlier that day and the police had been searching for him. There are only 3 houses on our road and it's quite rural...not the sort of place you would normally find people walking around. He is now back behind bars. Makes one wonder what could have happened if we'd opened the door.

All summer we leave all our doors open ...it does make you think...glad you did not open the door...I'll go close mine now......

Aug 29th 2007, 1:44 pm

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Re: A knock at the door

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All summer we leave all our doors open ...it does make you think...glad you did not open the door...I'll go close mine now......

The last 'crime' we had in this area was around 20 yrs ago...so it is classed as a 'safe area'...but yes it does make you think. I hate to admit it but I am thinking of getting a XXX. See I don't even want to say the word.

Aug 29th 2007, 1:48 pm

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Re: A knock at the door

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Heard on the radio that 90 out of every 100 people in the US owns a gun this morning. Scared the living crap out of me.

thats a distorted statistic

maybe 90 guns for every 100 people, certainly not 90 out of 100 people

Aug 29th 2007, 2:03 pm

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Re: A knock at the door

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thats a distorted statistic

maybe 90 guns for every 100 people, certainly not 90 out of 100 people

That's what I thought too. It's still one helluva lot of guns!

Aug 29th 2007, 2:17 pm

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That's what I thought too. It's still one helluva lot of guns!

it is a lot but they don;t get up and walk and shoot on their own, i have a handgun and a .22 rifle and a very old lee enfield (WW2) carbine, I can't shoot all htree at once even if i wanted to....

Aug 29th 2007, 2:25 pm

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That's what I thought too. It's still one helluva lot of guns!

I have enough for the first 100

Aug 29th 2007, 2:41 pm

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I have enough for the first 100

I may have to ask you for advice unless there is someone else nearer...

Aug 29th 2007, 2:44 pm

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I may have to ask you for advice unless there is someone else nearer...

Minimum ..put a can of pepper spray by the front door ...

Aug 29th 2007, 2:52 pm

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Re: A knock at the door

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If, from what you say, the last crime was 20 years ago in your area, and this was an isolated case (albeit extremely un-nerving), why are you even considering getting a gun?

They clearly scare you, so why go that route?

I'm confused

Aug 29th 2007, 2:59 pm

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How terrifying for both of you! Good to know that you are safe and nothing happened.

What you need is a golden lab. The growl and bark would scare anyone!