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<blockquote data-quote="bbsam" data-source="post: 934474" data-attributes="member: 22662">No.&nbsp; I absolutely do not condone breaking and entering.&nbsp; What I am wondering is the deterence factor.&nbsp; Not so much the criminal with the weapon, but the homeowner with the weapon.&nbsp; If you own a Glock as a deterent it seems that you believe a criminal is rational and will view the deterent as such.&nbsp; Or to state another way, you owning a glock will convince an evil/desparate person to behave in a rational and self preserving manner.&nbsp; Actually it makes perfect sense to believe such a thing if the assumption is that the criminal is a rational being.&nbsp; In the case of alcoholics and drug addicts I don&#039;t see that as the case.Now, don&#039;t get me wrong.&nbsp; I am not saying that they are not responsible for their actions, anything but.&nbsp; What I am saying is that the actual deterent effect is in my opinion way, way, overblown.&nbsp; But, if it makes people feel safer, I have no problem with people owning guns.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure the grandmother posted earlier with a right to carry permit and several handguns in her car truly meant it when she replied, &quot;Not a fu***ng thing&quot; when asked what she was afraid of.&nbsp; I also believe that had she been carjacked, she easily could have been pistol-whipped into a coma before she could have gotten the safety off.&nbsp; But I suppose if she felt safe, that&#039;s something.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bbsam, post: 934474, member: 22662"] No. I absolutely do not condone breaking and entering. What I am wondering is the deterence factor. Not so much the criminal with the weapon, but the homeowner with the weapon. If you own a Glock as a deterent it seems that you believe a criminal is rational and will view the deterent as such. Or to state another way, you owning a glock will convince an evil/desparate person to behave in a rational and self preserving manner. Actually it makes perfect sense to believe such a thing if the assumption is that the criminal is a rational being. In the case of alcoholics and drug addicts I don't see that as the case. Now, don't get me wrong. I am not saying that they are not responsible for their actions, anything but. What I am saying is that the actual deterent effect is in my opinion way, way, overblown. But, if it makes people feel safer, I have no problem with people owning guns. I'm sure the grandmother posted earlier with a right to carry permit and several handguns in her car truly meant it when she replied, "Not a fu***ng thing" when asked what she was afraid of. I also believe that had she been carjacked, she easily could have been pistol-whipped into a coma before she could have gotten the safety off. But I suppose if she felt safe, that's something. [/QUOTE]

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