Ally... you know you can rehearse your reaction in your mind, so that if you're ever faced with such a situation your brain will already be trained on how to react. Better to think it out a few times ahead of time while your mind is clear so that you have a plan in place for when you're under stress.

You know the old saying- I'd rather have a gun and not need it than be in a situation where I needed one but didn't have it? I think that sums it up for me. I have a 9mm and I would absolutely not have a problem using it if I thought myself or my family was in danger. I'm a good shot, too.

Good for you, WB. Gun owners like you make society a safer place. If there were more citizens like you that took the responsibilty seriously and had the training necessary, there were far less crime.

I don't need a gun to protect my family. Odds are I'll take your gun and make you eat it before you ever have a chance of shooting me. And just what the hell would I do with a gun in the face of an armed intruder....have a shootout with my family in the crossfire? Dumb.