General Discussion

From what I read and from personal family experience, a gun in your house "for protection" can often be used against you or can be used in a family violence situation. Hubby and I got too old for living alone in our house anymore and decided to seek congregant living quarters, such as Masonicare which is where we are living how. There had been a home invasion of a neighbor's house (in a "safe" area of our city) and we felt frightened and vulnerable.

I would urge you to re-consider having the gun (you don't mention whether it is kept loaded or unloaded). But don't believe me. Do your own research on this issue.

BTW, I was born and raised in Texas (3rd generation), even tho my name here reflects where I am happily living how. While we didn't have a gun in our home, we knew plenty of people who did.