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My mom is 77 years old and she wanted something a little more manageable than my dad's old .357 trooper. I got her a Mossberg youth .410 pump. She likes it and can shoot it with no problems. With the pitbull situation.....when your mom is out in the yard I think she should have a gun on her. I'd go with a small lightweight 2" barrel .38 loaded with snakeshot rounds for the first three shots, then hollow points just in case the snakeshot doesn't stop the dog. Pepper spray might be a good idea too.....if the pitbull was attacking your mom's dog, the pepper spray would most likely stop the fight without harming either dog.

I'm sure there are many fine police officers out there......and to those of you that are reading this (you know who you are), thank you for your service. Unfortunately, there are many bad police officers out there too. I personally have had several experiences where I've witnessed bad/crooked police behavior. I have seen officers, on more than one occasion, let drunk/drugged out people go free because they knew them (or someone in their family). I have known people that have "partied" with officers that would do and sell the drugs that they "confiscated" from people they pulled over. I could get into some interesting details about more bad police behavior that I have witnessed, but I won't. It's really a shame to know that this kind of behavior is fairly common among law enforcement officers. I think it boils down to some officers believing that they are above the law and abusing their power. I do not like saying this, and I would never say it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. It's a sad truth nevertheless. I know that there are good and honest police officers out there too and I sincerely hope that no one takes offense to the things I have said here. It's a downright shame that this type of behavior does exist within our law enforcement agencies. It definitely doesn't make the honest LEO's look good......and it unfortunately leads to the bad views of police in general that some people seem to have.

I've had my carry permit for around 10 years now. Things must have changed a lot since I got mine.......my fingerprints were taken at the DMV the same day I applied for my permit. Also.....I could swear that when I took my class, they told us that the gun HAD to be carried concealed. Have the laws changed since then or was I mistaken?

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Fair enough molonlabetn I believe I even agree with your last statement there. I would just be afraid that if that law were changed, there'd be a lot of unnecessary killing by people that wouldn't use proper discretion in certain situations. Kind of like the guy who had his radiator stolen.

The original text that I replied to was "Most people think you SHOULD be able to shoot people who are stealing stuff." Nowhere did I ever say that I would "put up no resistance to being robbed." What I am saying is I wouldn't shoot someone JUST for stealing from me. Now, if someone were to break into my house while I was home.....that's different. In that situation, I would not know what the intruder's motives were, and I would have to assume the worst and then take appropriate action. On the other hand, if I saw someone on my property taking something....say out of my barn for instance.....I do not believe that shooting them would be the correct/right thing to do (law or no law)......even if I lived in Texas. I believe I would approach them with my gun drawn....maybe shoot beside them to scare them off.....but unless they had a weapon on them or came at me, I wouldn't shoot them simply for stealing. I think this is a highly debatable subject with a large amount of "what if's" and probably deserves it's own thread if we really want to get deep into it. That's why I made my original comment short......I didn't want to hijack this thread. Seems like this one already has a nice little "friendly" battle going on

That's hilarious!

Seems that the majority of the people on this board feel this way too ....based on some other posts I've seen on here.

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