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I was a sharpshooter at age 12 with the Junior NRA, but I haven't shot a gun since I was about 14. I have no need for one and no interest in having one, but living where you do and given the fact that you are there without Steven, I understand.

Promise me you will keep the gun(s) locked up, unloaded, away from the children.

Wow. You were incredibly thorough with safety, practice and purchasing your hand gun. I wish others were as safety minded as you are.

Congratulations on doing so well with it! (Do you want the beretta because it's a semi, a sub, or simply because it's called a Tomcat?)

Note to self: don't drop in to visit Angie late at night without calling first.

honestly, I'm disappointed! Do you really want to kill somebody? and how will you decide, this merits it? it disgusts me to even think about it.

While you have every right to be disappointed I have the right to exercise the 2nd amendment. If somebody comes into my home uninvited with the purpose to harm then I will act just as the police officer trained me to do. We do not live in a place where police and other services are close by. It is less responsisble not to be prepared with the ability to protect myself and my children when my husband is away.

You go girl!!
LBC

Renn, it is a very small .32. Easy to load and carry in your purse. The name is a reason to NOT have it -you know who it reminds me of .. eww. :-s

Oh, Beretta also makes a .22 and a .25 called a bobcat. With walnut grips the tomcat is a beautiful piece, seriously, like art.

And here I was thinking you were just getting real serious about those pesky groundhogs.

I have little doubt you know what you're doing when it comes to the safety aspect of it, have fun at the range.

Wow. I am a little bit speechless. But then again, I'm from Canada. Guns aren't very popular here.

Nick and I bought a Red Ryder BB gun for the purposes of shooing off grackles from our trees. I've only shot a real handgun once in my life. After I was robbed at gunpoint on the front steps of my parent's suburban home with a six month old baby in my arms, my dad took me to the gun range and taught me to shoot.

I don't blame you considering your house is so far off the beaten path. I know you're safe and responsible, and you teach your children the same. Still, I think I'd opt for a stun gun. The real things scare me.

Thanks, now I've got the "Janie's Got a Gun" song stuck in my head!

Thanks, now I've got the "Janie's Got a Gun" song stuck in my head!

Good for you! Being alone in the country you better believe I would want a gun.

Good for you! Being alone in the country you better believe I would want a gun.

If I was in the country, I'd want dogs. Lots of dogs. My dog keeps me feeling safe when I'm hiking alone, but she's getting old and wouldn't hurt a flea. She just barks a good bit.

I like big dogs and big guns...but I tend to overdo things ;-) I think it's great, Angie. I, too, would do anything I had to do to protect my family - and when your husband is away a lot you need backup. You have very nice back up, my dear.

Just keep in mind that the average citizen has a different mind set than the average criminal. If you hear an intruder in the house and you call out to that person to warn them that you have a gun, they're likely to shoot first, if they are so armed. Criminals rarely bother with warnings, they just shoot without conscience.

Just keep in mind that the average citizen has a different mind set than the average criminal. If you hear an intruder in the house and you call out to that person to warn them that you have a gun, they're likely to shoot first, if they are so armed. Criminals rarely bother with warnings, they just shoot without conscience.

Well obviously if you've made a point to keep you family safe, you also follow other safety rules such as having it locked up out of childrens reach as well as the key? I agree that it's better to be prepared. Especially since it would take more then 4 minutes for help to get to you.