Do You Own a Gun?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by bluecuracao

I think for the most part, poisons in your household are intended for killing bugs or rodents, or maybe cleaning your bathroom...a gun in your household could be for hunting...but a gun purchased for "protection," means it's for shooting someone.

No, with people, for protection most often means for dissuasion without firing a shot.
Animals however, although usually the noise of the first shot will scare them off, if it doesn't they are deadly serious and have to be shot and often killed.