On Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 05:30:44PM -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
> Which is one point in favor of a firearm for home defense: it takes > less training to learn to fire it than it does to learn to use a > throwing knife,
I consider that a point against. If I have a weapon that requires skill, if it gets into someone else's hand, especially an attacker, then it probably isn't as effective against me.
I agree. OTOH, if you are an 80-year-old woman with arthritis who has to shuffle around with a walker, you probably don't have the dexterity or strength to use a throwing knife, sword, or quarterstaff, and on Social Security you can't afford air conditioning so you have keep the windows open or literally die of the heat inside your closed house, you want something handy and easy to use in case some @#$%*&!! decides to take advantage of the open windows and come in to steal what little you have and/or assault you.
In short, there is no single answer to home/personal defense which is both safe and effective in all situations . . .
-- Ronn! :)
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