[GrumpyOldMan]

And for dog/per owners, don't forget the stickers on the front windows/doors that let people/rescuers know there are pets there. Both for the pets sake and for the EMTs. We have a 100 lb Great Pyrenees - not something the EMT wants to walk into unexpectedly.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

That stat does not include the use of guns that were never fired...

Per the FBI, guns were used in 800K-2 MILLION times/year when not a single shot was fired...

Good point, I wonder if there is any way to determine what difference in outcomes would have been if guns were not available.

Sadly (IMHO) with 300 million guns in circulation they are not going away, so, as I say, if you want them, go for it. I don't have to like it, but it is the law.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by sheralcaswell

I installed mini led nightlights everywhere. My house is never dark

Same. Very helpful...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan

Excellent post!

So often it seems everything here has to be black or white. But, the reality is most things are gray. There are many things we each do every day that doesn't guarantee anything, but help. And I expect most people don't sit around fretting (worrying) over all of them...

I don't worry about people breaking into my house. (I did move to the villages with neighborhood watch and lots of nearby neighbors)

I don't worry about the water supply becoming contaminated (but I do have a whole house filter)

And on and on. But, I guess it is just too much "fun" to argue about everything - LOL

Ding! Ding! Ding!

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan

Good point, I wonder if there is any way to determine what difference in outcomes would have been if guns were not available.

Sadly (IMHO) with 300 million guns in circulation they are not going away, so, as I say, if you want them, go for it. I don't have to like it, but it is the law.

Okay, now you're scaring me...

[Westie Man]

Coming Soon: The Senior Citizen Defender Pistol AttachmentThe Firearm Blog

[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by Westie Man

Coming Soon: The Senior Citizen Defender Pistol AttachmentThe Firearm Blog

Okay, I am NOT belittling your post - honest, but I found it amusing.

First, I didn't see anything in the article that indicated why that mod would be better suited for seniors as opposed to anyone else. It appears to be a marketing piece targeting seniors that are concerned they might not know or be able to handle a handgun.

I expect training would be a good or better expenditure of money.

And second, I actually laughed out loud at the comment it makes the gun so much more comfortable to hold - I KNOW it is important, but I imagined the customer asking at the gun shop, "I need a gun to kill someone before they kill me, and it is very important that it be comfortable, in case I have to kill lots of someones."

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by CFrance

At 3 am I went out of bedroom to check the front door. Mindfully stepped over 85-lb dog lying half in and half out of the bedroom doorway. By the time I came back to the bedroom, I forgot the dog was there. Big brush burn on my arm, and it took two months for the bulge on my elbow to recede. I now have a mini flashlight on my night stand. Little things mean a lot.

I had a similar experience with my Goldie when I stepped out of the bathroom. Made a note to myself, next dog I have will not be the same color as the carpet.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by Velvet

I had a similar experience with my Goldie when I stepped out of the bathroom. Made a note to myself, next dog I have will not be the same color as the carpet.

I think they still sell Ritz dye, you could dye your Goldie fluorescent orange? LOL!

I feel for you, we have a Great Pyrenees and a big Labrador... we have considered night lights on the dogs.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by RICH1

Have a circle of friends that check-in everyday with a Text & and a set time! Lever style door handles, grab bars and keep a cell phone handy! Keep your front door unlocked so the Paramedics can enter your home easier...

I'm from NY. We never leave our front door unlocked. Paramedics can break down the door if necessary but it remains locked all the time except when I'm out front working on the yard.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Papa_lecki

My wife insists we lock the screen door on the birdcage every night.

The screen door can be breached VERY EASILY with a knife. Just one slit in the screen and they are in. We never lock the screen door.

[brianherlihy]

i have more guns

[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

I'm from NY. We never leave our front door unlocked. Paramedics can break down the door if necessary but it remains locked all the time except when I'm out front working on the yard.

I think the post was referring to The Villages. Absolutely, different places have different circumstances.

I am totally, 99.999%, not worried about my home being broken into. With the tightly pack thousands of homes around me, and living in a dead-end circle it would take the thieves a long time to find their way to my house and decide I looked tastier than the other hundreds of houses they passed on the way to it.

Then there is my 110 lb Great Pyrenees.

I would love to get a picture of the thief's face when they came inside our home and came face to face with him. He was raised as a guard dog and doesn't take kindly to anyone on his property. Known as gentle giants, they are very calm and easy-going - until they aren't.

[jbartle1]

15 years ago, we bought an attack dachshund, assuming the robber will bend over to make attack easier.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by jbartle1

15 years ago, we bought an attack dachshund, assuming the robber will bend over to make attack easier.

lol!