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Re: Baseball bat for home defense, metal or wood? How long?
01/10/12 01:42 AM
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> As far as mace or sprays are concerned, those are for stunning an assailant to
> securing your own retreat, and aren't intended for "defend in place" situations like
> home invasion since they don't stop the threat.
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> > She doesn't want a gun because it's going to be "the hangout" and all
> > of her friends have little kids who'll surely be nosing around every chance they
> get.
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> If that's truly the objection to the gun, then what she needs is a biometric gun
> safe...
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> It will keep the kids out, but can be opened in 1 second flat.
>
Right. That said, a gun should never be purchased for someone who isn't actively involved in the purchase, if they haven't got one already. A person needs to want to learn how to use a gun safely and properly, or they will make mistakes, which are liable to get the wrong people hurt or killed.
> Outside of that, she's crazy to confront a potentially armed intruder with a bat or
> spray. When you confront someone in a life-or-death situation, you want a significant
> advantage, and you want the confrontation over as fast as possible. She's better to
> find a nice place to hide until the intruder is gone, or even to suffer at their
> mercy without confrontation, than she is confronting them with irritants or contests
> of strength. THAT will more likely get her killed. That would be my advice to her...
> no bat.
Again, training is essential if you're going to go beyond "run away and hide."
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