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Scott ElkinsGuess I will share mine, as I have been familiar with guns since before I went to Kindergarten. That is one advantage of living in the hills - you can go out back of your home and shoot firearms. Plus, I had six years experience in the Military as well. To be honest, I own around 30 or more firearms - some collectors items dating back to the 1800's - others for home defense - others for hunting (though I haven't been able to go hunting for a few years now).
I did go out and buy myself a Desert Eagle 50 cal. last year, since I had an attempted break in at 3:30 AM two years ago. It is a long story, so I won't go into detail. However, someone attempted to kick my back door to my home in at 3:30 AM. By the time I got there, the perp. was in the woods behind my home. I shot where I heard them moving, but I believe they were hiding behind a tree. That is when I decided to retire my 357 Magnum and get the 50 Cal.
I don't care how brave one is or how much experience one has with guns (or militarty training). It IS SCARY to be asleep and hear someone attempting to break into your home! I guess that is why the perp. was in the woods by the time I got to the back door - I really didn't know if they were inside the house or not, so I had to move slowly throughout my home with my .357 until I reached the back door. My fiance' called 911. However, it took the police around 20-30 minutes to get here. If someone would have broken in and I didn't have a firearm, it would have been too late by the time the police arrive.
Goes back to the old adage - "I would rather have a gun and not need it, than to need a gun and not have one".