Thread: The real reason for B/E-cat storage requirements and inspections

Originally Posted by 40mm

Yeah true, but having it ready for defence is surely not legal.

Yeah but how is it not? If the firearm is under your supervision then how is it 'illegal'? The bollocks in the arms code about self-defence not being a valid reason to own firearms is not law. It's your dwelling, you might live on a farm and carry a rifle around with you some of the time.

Obviously firearms must be locked away securely when not in use but lets say hypothetically, your neighborhood had one or two aggravated burglaries during the night in the past week. What are some viable options for protecting you and your family? Must be law-abiding recommendations and concur logical and rational thinking:

- Alarms, sensors and dogs. Yep, great but if intruders are persistent enough or 'cracked-out' you need a back up plan. Alarms can be ignored and dogs wounded or killed.

- Panic room? Yeah sure but have you got the funds for that? You renting like most of the country? Not an option for most.

- Your bare hands, I wouldn't recommend it. If you did decide to go that route you need a lot of discipline and training to be proficient enough to defend yourself and others. High level of training and years of experience is required for disarmament too, hardly an option for the physically challenged and the elderly.

- Bat or other blunt weapon, yep good, up until a certain point...

- Knife, sword or machete, yep good, up until a certain point...

- Blank firing pistol, probably a viable option for most people, no license required other than must be 18+ (make sure it's not a top venting model, has to be front) but other then making a lot of noise, at the end of the day, you are only bluffing.

- Telephone or cellphone calling the police, your kidding right? Even with a 5 minute call out time (that's me being overly optimistic!) a LOT can happen in 5 minutes... If doable, a sensible option is to get another family member dialing 111 WHILST attending to the immediate threat yourself. Note: Short call out times are only realistic for city slickers, the average call out time is more like 10-15+ minutes for big towns.

- Loaded firearm, the equalizer and best option for home D. Deals with lethal and non-lethal threats. Non-lethal threats may deter from the mere presentation of one. And then there is also a warning shot - That would make most criminals scat and used in a non-lethal way, can defuse very tense situations.

Some here may disagree with this and say 'we don't need firearms' for defence radi raa, but at the end of the day it's you and your families lives you're wanting to preserve. May only be a point-of-a-percent chance it could happen to you but we still all wear seat belts when we go driving.