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To: Suma who wrote (85344)	9/18/2008 6:02:17 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541141

I thought gun ownership in FL and NC was mandatory. ;<)

To: Suma who wrote (85344)	9/18/2008 6:17:46 PM
From: Travis_Bickle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541141

You could use the butt of the gun to crack open some walnuts for them.

To: Suma who wrote (85344)	9/18/2008 8:09:21 PM
From: ManyMoose	Respond to of 541141

Good for you for taking responsibility for your own defense. The current American Rifleman carries the following story, transcribed by ManyMoose: Though he held the door shut against a 20-year-old intruder for as long as he could, police say an 84-year-old homeowner then grew tired. In desperation, he yelled for his wife to retriev his .45 caliber handgun. He fired one shot at the intruder, who will be arrested pending his release from the hospital. "You could tell [the homeowner] was devastated," Hancock County, Miss. Sheriff's Investigator Andre Fizer said ofthe 911 tpae, "You could tell he was scared." (The Sun Herald, Biloxi, MS 07/09/08