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fureverywhere said:
I mean I can understand fear if someone is coming at you with a knife. But besides a dog I also recommend self defense courses. Regardless of age or gender a good class can inspire confidence. A big plus is kickboxing. Self defense and an excellent workout with both cardio and strength training. I'm a petite 5'4, but between a physical job and daily exercise I know I could disable an average sized guy with just muscle.
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I'm a retired Army Captain. I do know self-defense and I keep in shape. They don't allow us to bring dogs to work. I brought one guy down with a fire extinguisher once. Gotta be resourceful!

A 20-year-old dingbat invaded my neighbor's home. She is 77, her hubby is 81 and on oxygen and a paraplegic. I came home, and she was out in the road hollering. I stopped the car, handed her my cell phone and told her to call 911 and park my car.

I went in, sure enough, this guy was in her basement going up the stairs. He'd broken in through the basement door. I grabbed a fire extinguisher from the basement. He didn't see me until it was too late. I whanged him over the head with the fire extinguisher, knocked his butt out and sat on him until the cops got there.

Mission accomplished.
 

You do seem to live exciting lives on the other side of the pond! Not to mention rather dangerous ones.As you know, we don't have guns , although gangs and criminals in some big cities have them, but mostly shoot each other.
I can't imagine what it would feel like knowing that everyone around you is carrying a gun, either openly or concealed.Even for a trip to buy groceries!
 
oakapple said:
You do seem to live exciting lives on the other side of the pond! Not to mention rather dangerous ones.As you know, we don't have guns , although gangs and criminals in some big cities have them, but mostly shoot each other.
I can't imagine what it would feel like knowing that everyone around you is carrying a gun, either openly or concealed.Even for a trip to buy groceries!
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Same thing in Chicago... mostly street gangs fighting for turf and shooting one another... and because they are such notoriously bad shots.. lot's of innocent bystanders.. But they aren't aiming at them... just missing their intended targets.. which is each other.
 

oakapple said:
You do seem to live exciting lives on the other side of the pond! Not to mention rather dangerous ones.As you know, we don't have guns , although gangs and criminals in some big cities have them, but mostly shoot each other.
I can't imagine what it would feel like knowing that everyone around you is carrying a gun, either openly or concealed.Even for a trip to buy groceries!
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I live in Sydney, the capital of drive by shootings at houses. Rarely does an innocent get hit although they don't seem to have any honour with regard to each others
families.

I'm going down the shops now to buy bread and icing sugar. I won't be armed and neither will anyone else except at the police station. Of that fact I am very certain.

If someone wants to snatch my handbag, I won't put up a fight. I might let them have the benefit of my opinion of their parentage though. Or I might just start shrieking at the top of my lungs "Thief! Thief! Thief!". That worked very well when we encountered pickpockets in Paris.
 
Pookie said:
I'm a retired Army Captain. I do know self-defense and I keep in shape. They don't allow us to bring dogs to work. I brought one guy down with a fire extinguisher once. Gotta be resourceful!

A 20-year-old dingbat invaded my neighbor's home. She is 77, her hubby is 81 and on oxygen and a paraplegic. I came home, and she was out in the road hollering. I stopped the car, handed her my cell phone and told her to call 911 and park my car.

I went in, sure enough, this guy was in her basement going up the stairs. He'd broken in through the basement door. I grabbed a fire extinguisher from the basement. He didn't see me until it was too late. I whanged him over the head with the fire extinguisher, knocked his butt out and sat on him until the cops got there.

Mission accomplished.
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Good for you Pookie! Bet the neighbors were grateful you were there! :applause2:
 
Ooooh. I am glad such events are rare here. I don't know anyone who has faced such things. Even in the big cities, Canadians are rarely armed. By and large we don't tend to shoot each other, thankfully.
 
fureverywhere said:
I repeat the best personal and home protection is a dog. Maybe around forty to sixty pounds. The breed is unimportant, except you don't want one who is super happy waggy with strangers. Easygoing and well trained but a touch standoffish. In your home, in your car, walking through the darkest empty lot. I can almost guarantee no one will consider approaching you.

Not to mention a morbid chuckle...imagining the greeter at Wally World opening fire, as if Walmart isn't disturbing enough already.
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I would leave this girl alone with her pet!!
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1097198_290319914458838_228492750_o.jpg German mountain dog who belongs to a giant breed called "Leonberger". These magnificent creatures can weigh 170 pounds, but are incredibly disciplined, loyal, and gentle.
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