Gun manufacturers are having a great year.

https://lemmy.world/post/44042758

Yeah you’re right, instead I should trust that the police will use restraint, arrive instantly, and do the right thing 🤡
A dog is much better protection than a gun.
A claw hammer would be a better option than a gun. Why does everyone assume that a gun would be the best thing to defend your home with.
Think to yourself for two seconds why a gun would be better for self-defense than a hammer.
Are we shooting eachother across a field or are you invading my house?
What advantage does a hammer have over a gun in a moment of self-defense?
I can grab it at a moments notice as it can safely be left out, you don’t have to load it or aim it so using it is fast and simple. If its my home they’re invading I know where to hide. I trust my ability to swing and hit someone in a panic far more than I do my ability to handle a gun under the same pressure.

it can safely be left out

Honestly, I wouldn’t leave hammers lying around where kids could get to them any more than guns. The hammer will be less deadly, sure, but a dumb kid will still cause a lot of damage with it.

you don’t have to load it

True

or aim it

False, lol. You out there protecting yourself with unaimed hammer swings?

I trust my ability to swing and hit someone in a panic far more than I do my ability to handle a gun under the same pressure.

Skill issue. Requires training time.