Do you think this helps show why pro-gun advocates rely on firearms to protect their families?

This is one reason why we always need to stand firm on our RIGHT to "Keep and Bear Arms" and assure that RIGHT is never infringed upon.

all good points, but we did not have the right to bear arms for hunting and burglars. We have that particular constitutional right in order to overthrow govt. should it become too abusive. Now that our govt. is becoming more controlling and the public in general more apathetic, they want to sell us a bill of goods that makes it seem like hunting is blazze, so we don't need guns for that and guns are dangerous because they kill people. I have NEVER seen a gun grow little gun arms and legs and use itself against someone. People that don't know what they are doing with guns are dangerous and people that do know what they are doing with guns can be should the situation arise where protection is needed. Personally, I would like to reserve the right to shoot anyone who thinks they are going to break in my house or car or try to attack me. It would also come in handy if there were another revolution and someone was trying to steal food out of my garden (since most people do not farm anymore and many would starve if they had to hang up their cell phones or put aside there cappuccino long enough to actually do something about the chaos). It would be hilarious to say I told you so to all the crazy's out there who want us to give up our right to bear arms if we had to form militias for some reason and try to make a defense against an enemy with pitchforks (ooops, we don't farm anymore) ok, just regualr forks as we get shot down by the hundreds. Anyone that doesn't think any of this is a possibility is ridiculous and hasn't learned from history. Ofcourse I could be wrong. I guess the larger part of america could just keep sitting on it's lazy a** and let things go until we have no rights left. Oh, wait, that is what's already happening. So don't let govt. confuse the issue. By the way, I'll be surprised if we are still "allowed" to hunt in twenty years

Good question. Fortunately the small town near me with about 2,000 people has only 3. The data base you gave shows nothing for that town. And another shows 2, but I know there is 3 as some of my friends are law enforcement.

For those of you in Alaska here is a good link;

http://www.city-data.com/so/Alaska.html

http://www.dps.state.ak.us/sorweb/Sorweb.aspx

As far a response time where I live, we are talking about an hour for law enforcement to get here. Lots can happen in an hour! Now the fact is there is FEW people near me and fewer yet that even come here. So the odds are very small for some nut job to give us a problem.

But to show that even in the small quiet towns of South East Alaska can have a nut case kill people, read this story;

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/02/alaska.stabbin...

The problem there was, although many had guns, none thought this sort of thing would ever happen. So no one was ready to stop this killer.

NEVER assume it won’t happen to you! Be ready, be armed, and know how to react to such things.

If some screwball tries to hurt me or mine, the wife and I will respond with deadly force, if need be. That is unless our dogs eat him first lol!

I don't understand it either.

I don't have any kids, so I never gave much thought to the sex predators, but there are home invasions every day. I know I will die someday, but I'd rather it not be on the whim of some turd, because he wanted no witnesses.

The thing about firearms that is hard to beat is that they are instant-effect, unlike pepper spray. They are long-distance, hands-off weapons, unlike clubs, bats, tire irons, etc., and they allow you to engage multiple targets quickly, or to reengage a missed target, unlike tasers.

We are lucky to have only 2 registered sex offenders within 15 miles of our property. I have made it a priority to meet them and determine their potential danger. I appreciate the work that family watch dog does in informing the public. I also am a believer in protecting my family by having guns available for protection.

I'm very rural, we are talking so far into the sticks they have to pipe in sunlight. My towns population is 900, and there are two within 10 miles. I know both of them but I had no idea they were on the list, creepy as hell. Thanks for bringing this up, I'm going to mad dog them two guys next time I see them in the store.

I tried to find to how many are in my area (Ontario, Canada) by going to are Ministry of community safety web site and it said that the data base wasn't open to the public, Isn't that B.S

holy crap we have 42 in our little town in the middle of freaking no where. i am only 14 so its good for me to see

what houes to stay the hell away from lol. now you understand why i sleep with a gun like 3 feet away lol.

thanks for the info!

edit: holy bat crap!! now that i look at it better, i've been to

a 'sex offenders' houes! doing that march of dimes thing.

wow...ill never go over there again...thanks dude!!!!

you might have just saved me from becomeing his next

target.

thanks again for the info bro!

Thanks for the site. 3 within 10 miles. Good info to have!

You mentioned pepper spray-I've also heard it doesn't always work if the attacker is on the "go fast" drugs.

Glad we have better stopping power!

Thats why they invented the Mossberg 500 shotgun...... The Persuader /Cruiser models come to mind --- see the links