Wow! Just had a family meeting with my wife and two daughters. My oldest is 19 and my youngest is 11. We discussed emergency scenarios, if someone where to break in or we were a victim of home invasions etc.. what to do. We agreed on a safe word and where to go etc. What blew my mind what the initiatives my daughters rook in asking; what about when we are home alone upstairs and someone breaks in downstairs? My oldest has expressed and interest in learning to shoot since I taught my wife and now my wife has the "bug" and wants her CHL, but we haven't taken her to the range yet. She asked if it would be a good idea to have a gun upstairs. My wife and I were kind of surprised but hesitant about that. The stairway leading up to their bedrooms and the game room has walls on either side. I was thinking maybe teaching her to use a shotgun and shooting anything that comes up the stairs while her younger sister is on the phone with the cops. My wife asked about an AR platform rifle that would be easier/faster to load, have more ammo and less recoil. So I just got online and was looking at some handgun ammunition platforms, ones that maybe fire 9mm rounds. Of course this would require more accuracy but would allow her to pie cut around the wall to see a clear shot of the stairwell. I dunno! I'm kind of flustered, excited, nervous about having anything up stairs with her put they made some valid points about being home alone and needing to protect themselves. My youngest was all "I'll be in charge of calling 911 and telling them what is going on and sissy (thats what she calls her sister) will be in charge of making sure they can't come up the stairs to get us!"
You guys/gals have any thoughts or suggestions?
You guys/gals have any thoughts or suggestions?