My parents got divorced and my dad left my Grandfathers colt 1903 with mom for protection. (Dunno why my mom was an anti) My dad came to his senses and picked up a $50 Rossi 3inch blued .38 (no cylinder release just used the pin to remove cylinder and punch shells out) So I could go over and switch them out and get the heirloom gun back.
About 5 years later my moms new inlaws had a brother go nuts and assault
a bunch of family members. The guy started threatning her (guy was 6ft 10 and 350 Lbs violent insane alcoholic)
She decided to get rid of the rossi because she was in danger
Found the loaded gun on my doorstep the next day
I couldn't convince her that it would be better to have the gun handy than be beat to death. She said she had read that a gun is more likely to be used against you blah blah. :banghead:
I kept the gun for a couple years until a neighbor / friend kept saving my bacon fixing gas leaks, broken water heater, found my lost dog. I gave him the rossi because he was having problems with gangbangers trying to kill his daughter when she wouldn't go be "initiated"
About 3 months later the gangbangers ran over his daughter in the street in front of his house. They were getting ready to finish her off when he produced the gun and shot out the back window of their car scaring them away. Luckily she only had cuts and bruises. My neighbor was not charged
with anything and his daughter learned a valuable lesson on not toying with dangerous men.
Funny how things work out.