And gun laws does not equal people taking your guns away. It only restricts what kind of gun you can have, like now you can't own a tommy gun. You don't see criminals running around with those anymore. tann84

That is not exactly true. You too can own a "tommy gun". Get a class 3 license, then fork over about $18,000 for the full auto weapon. Google "Tommy Gun for Sale".

Of course most criminals might get hung up on the class 3 license if they would ever bother, hey they're criminals! Personally I could probably get the license but I would be hung up on the $18,000...

Here is what I think people are missing. They owned a gun, it didn't help them. Their gun got stolen. It seems like people just think if you have a gun then that just solves all the problems. It doesn't. And gun laws does not equal people taking your guns away. It only restricts what kind of gun you can have, like now you can't own a tommy gun. You don't see criminals running around with those anymore. Owning a gun does not stop crime just like it didn't in this story. You have to be very fortunate still to be able to get to the gun and still use it before the criminals get to you. That still doesn't guarantee your safety. Its just a sad sad story.

Typical liberal misstatement. The gun was stolen from a home with nobody in it. They used the gun on the Jan 7th invasion. You have the weirdest way of thinking!

"@ City Boy.....I was thinking the same thing. I also think there should be some kind of compensation for this guys who is now disabled for the rest of his life." dlentz2

There will be. Social Security Disability. Paid for by all the working past and present people of America.

I don't think you pay social security on the fruits of burglary.

Gun regulation is the ONLY answer....clearthinker

Gun regulation FOR CRIMINALS is the ONLY answer. Oh, wait, don't we already have that?????

That's right................they are called criminals because they don't obey the law, including the part about convicted felons being in possession of a firearm. Seems everytime I read the public record in the paper, there are always a couple charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. It must be a right of passing. If you are a convicted felon, you gotta have a gun.

"Unless any of you pro gun people have ever cleaned up the mess after someone has been shot, I suggest you keep your comments to yourself." clearthinker

I started to post based on this until I read your later thread where you told of your family members being the victims.

In looking at that, would you not have rather been cleaning up the mess of the criminals if your relatives had been armed and trained in the use of those arms? I know I would.

I have guns, and have a concealed carry permit application being processed. I don't ever intend to use a gun for anything other than target practice. But in the statistically insignificant chance that someone does break into my house, or attack any of my loved ones, I want to be prepared to protect them. If I have a baseball bat and they don't, that's good. If they have a gun, and I have a whistle, shame on me.

Never carry a knife to a gunfight. And like the Boy Scouts say: "Be Prepared"

Please put them away for a very long time! That nice man who tried to protect his wife from them will never walk again.

If we had built prisons out of the stimulous money and lock up repeat criminals we would get rid of at least 80% of crime. But then that would do away with a lot of attornies now wouldn't it?

... hire security to patrol perimeter, build a 10ft electrified fence, install land mines in yard, booby trap each room ...

Keep lights on front door and back porch. Keep a light on in a room. Have guard dogs. Make sure you have enough time to grab the gun and aim to shoot don't stop until you have emptied all rounds. Dogs (GUARD DOGS) are the best. A dog can hear things others cannot. They will warn you. Have your gun by your bedside. SHOOT! Have 911 on the other line.

Here is what I think people are missing. They owned a gun, it didn't help them. Their gun got stolen. It seems like people just think if you have a gun then that just solves all the problems. It doesn't. And gun laws does not equal people taking your guns away. It only restricts what kind of gun you can have, like now you can't own a tommy gun. You don't see criminals running around with those anymore. Owning a gun does not stop crime just like it didn't in this story. You have to be very fortunate still to be able to get to the gun and still use it before the criminals get to you. That still doesn't guarantee your safety. Its just a sad sad story.

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