Poll: Do you lock your doors every night? / LJWorld.com

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Response		Percent	Votes
Yes		92%	851
No		7%	69
Total	920

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LogicMan 10 months, 1 week ago

Who are you? Say hello to Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson.

Phoghorn 10 months, 1 week ago

Nope, that is what training is designed to prevent.

theironmouse 10 months, 1 week ago

Pray to God that you kill him. if he lives.. guess what. YOU go to Jail for attempted murder. You have to PROVE that your life was in danger even if he/she is in your home. If he/she was unarmed and shows no signs your life was at threat.. aka older person, fat, weaker then you, no knives etc.. BAM.. you get sued and could go to jail.

If someone is in your home your first duty is to get your family and yourself to safety and call Police.. not play HERO with a high chance of you getting shot. Think about it.. whats more important.. going down stairs and possible getting killed OR locking your family in a room and calling the Police. Humm

justanotherface 10 months ago

AreUNorml 10 months, 1 week ago

this isn't entirely accurate. If you're in your home and an intruder breaks in and you fear for your safety, you have every right to shoot them. However, if they are retreating (running away), you cannot shoot them, as you would no longer be considered in danger.
When I'm in my home, that is my castle (Castle Doctrine), and I will stand my ground.

Liberty275 10 months, 1 week ago

"You have to PROVE that your life was in danger"

No, you just have to believe your life is in danger. If a person has broken into your house, it is safe to assume he is carrying a gun or knife,

Put me on that jury.

consumer1 10 months ago

I think you need to go back to watching your reality shows.

Bill_Slu 10 months ago

lol

ironmouse thinks everyone has a downstairs and a low IQ

in my reality, im sure there would be a knife in the dead burglars hand when the police showed up. or something that i thought looked like a gun.

some people lol

Mike_Gerhardt 9 months, 3 weeks ago

I am glad you are not in my family. I know what the rules are regarding lethat use of force, and if you believe what you wrote, then I assume are unarmed and willing to be a victim.

3up3down 10 months, 1 week ago

Gun control.........always hit what you aim at.

cheeseburger 10 months, 1 week ago

You might not want to bet your life on that!

AreUNorml 10 months, 1 week ago

Babboy, you shoot your mouth off like you know what you're talking about. Calling people losers, and assuming that everyone is less of a gun expert than you, makes you out to be a punk or a jackass.

Liberty275 10 months, 1 week ago

Both.

BlackVelvet 10 months ago

babbling-boy?

Frankie8 10 months, 1 week ago

Know what you are shooting at before you pull the trigger. Don't just spray and pray. I have bought glass knicknacks at thrift stores and put them on window sills.

Phoghorn 10 months, 1 week ago

Being prepared to defend yourself is wimpy...gotcha...

Mike_Gerhardt 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Oh, babboy, it is a political issue now? That figures, coming from you.

CWGOKU 10 months, 1 week ago

Why wouldn't you lock yur doors at night? I also have two German Shepards guarding the house.
Calm down Babboy, everything is OK. Just breathe.

Phoghorn 10 months, 1 week ago

Babboy needs to try running a business in a bad neighborhood. Then he might learn that even the best police department can't be in all places at once. That also includes your private residence.

ljwhirled 10 months, 1 week ago

No, I never lock the doors of my business and I have a LOT of valuable stuff.

My address is:

111 E 11th St, Lawrence, KS 66044

Come and get it.

Liberty275 10 months, 1 week ago

Do you have any guitars?

ljwhirled 10 months ago

Yep, guitars, gold watches, diamonds and lots of cash on hand.

I've even been known to keep some prescription and other drugs at this location.

Any thief is more than welcome to come by any time. Doors is always open.

RoeDapple 10 months, 1 week ago

BABBOY thinks he's the normal one . . . .

TopJayhawk 10 months, 1 week ago

I roll my own too Roe. Kinda like knitting.
Tactile intensive, and oh so relaxing.

rtpayton 10 months, 1 week ago

That obnoxious guy from storage wars answered this for me - yep!

TopJayhawk 10 months, 1 week ago

Been shooting since the fall of '68 Babbie. Come on over, see if you are right or not. Course you would have to break in first. Is that something you do for a living? Hope no thieves know where you live, you are giving them a golden invitation with your advertising you don't have a gun or the stones to use one.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 10 months, 1 week ago

Nope,
Hell I don't even have keys.

Besides, I have a small penis.

RoeDapple 10 months, 1 week ago

TMI, R_I. TMI . . .

1029 10 months, 1 week ago

Only on the weekends. And sometimes when I go out of town.

Liberty275 10 months, 1 week ago

No need. Anyone besides my wife or I won't get past the door any way. The only time we lock our doors is when we go on vacation.

CWGOKU 10 months, 1 week ago

R_I................ Winner

consumer1 10 months ago

Dear LJW can your next question be, "Have you ever shot anyone"?

Phoghorn 10 months ago

Now that question WILL generate penis jokes!

rockchalker52 10 months ago

If someone broke into my home, the last thing I want to do is hurt them. It's still on the list, but it's the last thing.

beatrice 10 months ago

Given that people who live with guns are more likely to be shot than people who don't, I'm not sure guns are the best protection. Just an observation.

Yes, I lock doors. Some precautions are prudent, while others are not. The risks of having a gun in the home does not make them prudent things to own, in my opinion.

I also don't wear a crash helmet when walking through my home, even though I know I am far more likely to fall and die from hitting my head than I am from being shot in my own home by an intruder. But we all must make our own decisions when it comes to risks we take and personal safety.

RoeDapple 10 months ago

Wanna buy a bullet proof tinfoil hat? If it fails to stop a bullet for you I give a full refund . . .

beatnik 10 months ago

i'm gonna get a sign for my front yard that says my next door neighbor is an antigun peacenik

beatrice 10 months ago

And they might put up a sign indicating what guns you own and the hours you are away from the house. It isn't that hard for two to play at being an awful neighbor.

snap_pop_no_crackle 10 months ago

I don't keep the spare tire in my car aired up because I'm terrified of having a flat on the road. I view having a spare as a reasonable precaution. Same thing with legally and safely carrying a firearm.

beatrice 10 months ago

That makes sense ... for you. However, do you not recognize the statistical fact that people who own guns are far more likely to be shot than people who do not? There is a legitimate reason for people to not want to have guns in their homes, even if that isn't your choice.

Phoghorn 10 months ago

Beatrice: You have to be careful which studies you look at, because many of them include illegal acts committed with a gun. Many of those acts include gang violence, drugs, etc. So, if you buy a gun for the sole purpose of committing a crime with it, you get listed as a gun owner by the studies.

beatrice 10 months ago

The studies I've seen indicate 4.5 to 5.5 times greater chance of being shot if you own a gun. If you are correct, then that means a lot of people are getting shot who have guns who actually intend to do harm to others.

Maybe something is wrong with the system if so many people are allowed to get their hands on guns when their motives are for the sole purpose of committing a crime.

Phoghorn 10 months ago

Criminals will get hold of guns regardless of any laws that get passed. Therein lies the problem with trying to prevent violence by banning or restricting access to firearms.

riverdrifter 10 months ago

I lock everything. I also have a security camera that's hidden near my rear walkway from the alley. A few months ago it caught a neighborhood kid at 247am. I printed off a copy and gave it to him. He hasn't been back.

BinxBolloxed 10 months ago

Creepy, yes...and clearly effective.

RoeDapple 10 months ago

bea, although I don't agree with your "gun owners are more likely to get shot" statement, let's suppose it has a smidgen of truth to it. I would then argue that the smidgen of which we speak also are the owners of other items of value, items the some would kill for to support an illegal habit. If it comes to a showdown in the farthest corner of my home I would much rather die protecting my family, myself and yes, my property than to die helplessly watching some pos do who knows what. And as someone else said, he wouldn't have to bring a weapon in with him, most homes have any number of make-do weapons at his disposal. Those are also at my disposal. I just happen to know where the better ones are stashed.

beatrice 10 months ago

You have that right to ownership. I also have the right not to own. However, please don't kid yourself that anyone not armed will just be "helplessly watching" if their home is invaded.

I also have no doubt that there are thousands of parents out there with children accidentally killed by guns who wish they had never brought one into their home in the first place. To those parents, I bet they wished that they had never brought a gun into the home as they helplessly watch their child's coffin being lowered into the ground.

Which makes me wonder, how many children are killed in home invasions when the homeowners did not own a gun compared to the number of children killed in gun accidents in homes with guns? I honestly do not have the answer. Do you?

And to be fair, using terms like "helplessly watching" to describe someone without a gun is the type of thing that drives others to use terms like "gun nut." Respect runs both ways.

Bill_Slu 10 months ago

How many children are killed in home invasions when the homeowners did not own a gun? 2183.

The number of children killed in gun accidents in homes with guns? 5.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 10 months ago

If you do not feel comfortable with firearms, I recommend a 1A:10B:C fire extinguisher. Discharge it at their face, choking and blinding them with that nasty yellow powder, then repeatedly clock them with the fire extinguisher its self until they stop presenting themselves as a threat..

Plus, if the need arises, you can use it as a fire extinguisher.