If guns were legal, would you own one?

That B.S. about a gun owner most likely to shoot himself instead of an intruder is not true. No statistics indicate it.

I'm American, but I don't own a gun. So I already know the answer is no.

I used to live with my Dad, and he would tend to open up this huge safe and grab a gun whenever he heard a loud noise. It made me feel like we were in some kind of Mafia movie. Never mind that by the time he opened it someone could have already gotten in and shot people. I didn't like it, really.

Generally, I've spent most of my life living near a police station with good response time. So I've never actually thought about defending myself. I can understand why people in more rural areas would need a gun, though. The police are too spread out and far away in the countryside. Not to mention the risk of attack by wild animals.

I would feel uncomfortable with unarmed police like the UK has, though. People here are not so polite. The police need guns to deal with our criminals.

I'm ambivalent about gun control laws. On one hand, I'd certainly like the guns taken out of the bad neighborhoods around here so that people could walk through them more safely. On the other, I think about ex-police and former military carrying guns, perhaps feeling naked without them and generally having good will towards the public at large. I also worry about how much I can trust the government these days, given how oppressive they've become in just the past eight years under Obama.

That B.S. about a gun owner most likely to shoot himself instead of an intruder is not true. No statistics indicate it.

If I had the money I would, but purely because from a sport point of view I'm damn good with a rifle and find it fun. I'd keep it locked securely in a safe though, and wouldn't even think of it as a self defence weapon.

If I were to get something to defend my house with then something like this would be much higher on the list:

http://www.gizmag.com/salt-handgun-non-lethal-defense/40104/