brokencowboy
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I always carry when at home and, in the past, my wife has questioned the wisdom of doing so. This afternoon, my daughter called from her house and said a van had had pulled into the driveway & parked. A man had then got out & walked to the screen door & tried to open it. My daughter got out the Beretta I had given her for protection & called me. In the middle of our conversation, her cell connection went dead. I told my wife what was happening & I needed her to drive me to my daughter. As we were getting in the car, my wife asked me if I had my gun.
By the time we got to my daughter's house, the van was gone. My daughter met me at the door & handed me her gun to clear. I should mention here that my daughter had surgery a week ago on a major break she had incurred from a fall; her arm is in a cast with only her fingers free. Turns out, the van was an unmarked delivery truck & the person was delivering a package my daughter had ordered. My daughter apologized for "making such a fuss" & I told her she had done exactly the right thing.
In a way, I'm rather glad it happened (& especially with the way it ended.) Since high school, my daughter has been anti-gun & got upset with my beliefs. However, in the past year, several incidents hare happened that really scared her. A few months back, she came to me & asked me to teach her how to use a gun. We've had some serious disussions about safety, when to shoot, the implications of shooting, etc. Then I took her to the range & let her shoot a variety of firearms (she fell in love with my MI carbine]. As soon as the doctor releases her, I'm going to have her take the CCW course & get her permit. I can't think of a better gift for her.
By the time we got to my daughter's house, the van was gone. My daughter met me at the door & handed me her gun to clear. I should mention here that my daughter had surgery a week ago on a major break she had incurred from a fall; her arm is in a cast with only her fingers free. Turns out, the van was an unmarked delivery truck & the person was delivering a package my daughter had ordered. My daughter apologized for "making such a fuss" & I told her she had done exactly the right thing.
In a way, I'm rather glad it happened (& especially with the way it ended.) Since high school, my daughter has been anti-gun & got upset with my beliefs. However, in the past year, several incidents hare happened that really scared her. A few months back, she came to me & asked me to teach her how to use a gun. We've had some serious disussions about safety, when to shoot, the implications of shooting, etc. Then I took her to the range & let her shoot a variety of firearms (she fell in love with my MI carbine]. As soon as the doctor releases her, I'm going to have her take the CCW course & get her permit. I can't think of a better gift for her.