Hand Guns

Wolf3gang wrote:
Does anyone carry a hand gun for security/protection while fulltiming, wife and I are contemplating, we really are not gun people, but living near Chicago, anymore it is like the old wild wild west, starting Fulltiming on May 27 TH 2013, we currently do not own a firearm, and would take safety classes and training, just would like to here your pros and cons, it would always be a desperate last resort to use the weapon, please respond thanks to all who respond.

Good question. There are two issues here . . . . carrying a concealed handgun for protection , and haveing a hand gun (or shotgun) in the trailer for night-time protection.

I have several permits to carry a concealed handgun. However, I don't carry one, and don't think I really need one. Others are correct . . . if you want to carry a conceled weapon, you MUST learn how to use it in self protection. You should have a gun safety course, and practice shooting the gun.

As to protection in your trailer at night, I think that EVERYONE should have a handgun, or better yet, a short shotgun in their trailer or motorhome. You can buy a shotgun everywhere, don't need a permit. Sometimes just the shotgun action of putting a shell in the barrel is enough to scare the bad guns away.

If you shoot someone, the bad guy should be breaking into the trailer or in your trailer. You can't shoot someone to protect your car.

I have a handgun in my trailer for protection, but no shotgun. I won't shoot anyhone unless really necessary.

Get a handgun or shotgun and be ready to use it for your protection.

ken