On 15 Aug 2003 at 20:02, Deborah Harrell wrote: > --- William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jan Coffey wrote: > > > > > > Once you have had the experience of home invasion > > you would understand. > > > > > > No Gun = No Sleep. > > > > > > I choose sleep. > > > > > > > Therapy? > > > <grimace> I'm harping here, but I have to say that I > would not be able to sleep well either without knowing > that I have the means to defend myself. You simply do > not feel safe or secure when you've wakened to find a > stranger standing in your bedroom doorway. (Well, > when I had a boyfriend who was a martial arts > practitioner as well as an experienced marksman, I > *did* sleep quite securely... ;) ) Having been both > assaulted and in severe accidents, I can personally > say that therapy is quite effective for accident > trauma, but residuals from assault continue for - > well, ever. Not crippling, mind you, but definitely a > factor in the back of your mind.
The problem is that guns are too accident prone. (and illegal over here). I'm happy with keeping a throwing blade within reach when I sleep. And yes, I've had run-ins with skinhead thugs...but I've never, admitedly, been on the worse end of the resulting injuries. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
