Hillman
10-22-2003, 12:01 AM
A local radio talk show had a topic today that revolved around "what would you do if someone broke into your home". (It was a tad more involved, but this post is about their reactions, not the details of the topic.)
A handful of callers called in to say the goblin would be staring down the barrel of a gun. Both DJs were surprised that the majority of gun owners would not pull the trigger unless they were physically threatened. The way they kept interchanging the words 'CCW' and 'house' was starting to make it sound like they believed you needed a permit to possess a firearm in your own home.
DJ#1 announced to the Metro Detroit area that he did not have any 'weapons' at his house. But he would certainly jump across the kitchen, grab a butcher knife, and stab & slice the intruder until he were dead.
DJ#2 - who does commercial voice overs for the subdivision he just moved into - also announced he had no firearms or weapons of any kind in his house, but he would be on the phone to the police. They could deal with the guy when they showed up.
[I suppose both DJs just thought the goblin would stand there and allow himself to be cut up, or sit peacefully at the kitchen table and wait for the police.]
As I listened to this on the drive home, I was yelling at the radio one minute, and shaking my head in disbelief and or disgust the next.
A handful of callers called in to say the goblin would be staring down the barrel of a gun. Both DJs were surprised that the majority of gun owners would not pull the trigger unless they were physically threatened. The way they kept interchanging the words 'CCW' and 'house' was starting to make it sound like they believed you needed a permit to possess a firearm in your own home.
DJ#1 announced to the Metro Detroit area that he did not have any 'weapons' at his house. But he would certainly jump across the kitchen, grab a butcher knife, and stab & slice the intruder until he were dead.
DJ#2 - who does commercial voice overs for the subdivision he just moved into - also announced he had no firearms or weapons of any kind in his house, but he would be on the phone to the police. They could deal with the guy when they showed up.
[I suppose both DJs just thought the goblin would stand there and allow himself to be cut up, or sit peacefully at the kitchen table and wait for the police.]
As I listened to this on the drive home, I was yelling at the radio one minute, and shaking my head in disbelief and or disgust the next.