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gigag04 wrote:why dont the antis ask thier neighbors if they have a fence around the pool?? many many more children are killed by pool accidents then gun accidents.

-nick

I think that your point was more along the lines of what I was trying to imply...I didn't help the situation by not commenting.

I only meant to point out that people who are anti gun somehow think that merely having guns in the house suddenly endangers everyone in the vicinity and that by keeping your children away from gun owners your children are safer.

along the same lines...why not ask your neighbors about household chemicals left out?
unsecured power tools?
prescription or illegal drugs?
alcohol?

My thinking is that like Chris said earlier, the better route would be to educate your children. Why rely on the protection (or lack of) from your neighbors, your children have brains. Teach them to use it.

I agree that children are given no credit for their intelligence. Not so long ago children were valued for their contribution to the family, now kids are too often looked at as liabilities.

As far as letting people know you have guns, I have both a NRA and a TSRA sticker on my pickup, I want potential thieves, robbers and other criminals to know that I will fight back. As far as my house is concerned everyone who enters my house knows I'm armed...but the only people in my house are family and close friends.

Chris wrote:

tehlump wrote:

Chris wrote:i really don't like my neighbors knowing i have a lot of guns. most burglaries i've ever worked usually knew the person who broke in through inadvertent introductions. why break into a home and risk a second degree felony if you don't know what the payoff is?

http://www.askingsaveskids.com/

what does that have to do with keeping your weapons stash private? i prefer that my neighbors and some of their random scummy friends not know i have weapons in my house.

Sorry, I should have commented further.


I posted it in response to what you said because it's a new campaign urging parents to talk to the parents of their children's friends about whether or not they have guns in the house.

I meant to draw a link between a national campaign imploring busybodies to ask private questions of their neighbors and the current attitude toward guns versus a person's right to privacy.

I didn't pick you out of the crowd, I had just seen a commercial on television for this campaign and it was fresh in my mind...

However, I will say that I wouldn't mind my neighbors knowing I own guns, just as long as they know that I will use them! Seriously, they can be reasonably certain you own other semi-expensive, easy to fence, easily stolen items, what difference does it make whether or not they know you own guns?

Chris wrote:i really don't like my neighbors knowing i have a lot of guns. most burglaries i've ever worked usually knew the person who broke in through inadvertent introductions. why break into a home and risk a second degree felony if you don't know what the payoff is?

http://www.askingsaveskids.com/