Previously I had posted a response to Rebecca’s feelings on guns. One thing she wrote:

Do I carry a gun in my house? Never. Do I believe in the right to bear arms? Yes. But I believe there should be stricter regulations. I believe that fear is the worst possible reason to carry a weapon and therefor will never understand why so many feel the need to “protect their families,” especially when housed in gated communities in middle-class suburbs, alarms activated.

John Farnam recounts a story of a couple who lived in an upscale, gated community in the “high-rent” part of town… and their house was broken into while the couple was at home, car stolen and wrecked, property stolen. In fact, they owned a gun but didn’t carry it. The biggest thing? Their illusion of safety was shattered. It’s a shame it took something horrible to get them to wake up. The incident could have been far worse. How does the saying go? Fools learn from their own mistakes, wise men learn from the mistakes of others? Are you a fool, or a wise man?