Do you sleep with a weapon?

Merch

Ariana Prickly Toddler wrote: »

Baseball bat.

Little sister showed me a screwdriver under her pillow when she was about 9 and I goes whats that for and she said, well its not illegal but I can still stab someone with it if I want but if it was a knife I might get in trouble.

9 years old? jesuss, take her own eye did she? and talking about stabbing people, you're kidding right or if not what part are you from??

CollardGreens wrote: »

First, it breaks my heart you people can't have guns. Maybe it doesn't bother y'all?

Since mace is not legal (as some of you told me) you can get a can of wasp bug spray, it sprays as far as a pick up truck. I hear if you spray somebody in the eyes/nose with that it will knock them down.

Now I'm waiting for somebody to tell me you don't have wasp or bees in Ireland. If not, I'm coming there with a whole ship full of honey to sell ~ it would be more valuable than gold

Never seen or heard of a spray to get the wasps, but the nest yes, have sprayed a nest with some of the stuff, never thought of it, if thats what youre talking about.
We have wasps and bees alright and I believe produce honey, ok we steal it off the bees, technically they should keep the spray, we dont mind going into their house.
I am going to keep a bag of wasps under the bed, fire it down the stairs and run like hell, works in the cartoons

You can get guns (firearms) but if you shot anyone, even in defense, you would probably end up on a charge/the receiving end of the law yourself. Mostly Id say its shotguns and .22 rifles, anything bigger than that is rare and handguns are virtually non existant.
In a few instances people have let off a few shots as warnings, one old guy got in a lot of trouble, until there was an outcry, if I recal correctly. His intended targets had a history of stealing anything not bolted down.

Peregrinus wrote: »

Bother us? Most of us are delighted by it!

I dont know about that

ruthloss

I'd just let my kids loose on the poor soul.:(

IK09

1. throwing knife Velcro'd to the wall behind headboard
2. throwing knife velcro'd to the top of the architrave of bedroom door
3. throwing knife velcro'd to the top of the architrave of main entrance door

i imagine if the 1st knife doesnt hit home, or he doesnt run, its mono e mono

davet82

well after reading over 150 posts, you're all paranoid psychopathic freaks! :P

you wanna be nuts breakin' into some of the houses around here

Alun

CollardGreens wrote: »

First, it breaks my heart you people can't have guns. Maybe it doesn't bother y'all?

No it doesn't bother me in the slightest. I've never fired a gun in my life, not held one or even seen one from more than a few metres away, and have no intention of ever doing so. In my 56 years on this planet, I've never even had the slightest reason for wanting to either.

Plazaman

GalwayGuy2 wrote: »

Bet the Martial Arts people are proud they can call themselves weapons:P

Heheh, reminds me of the old "I know Karate, Ju-Jitsu, Kung Fu and at least six other dangerous words".

I used to sleep with a curved fishing knife under my pillow but woke one morning with the sheets covered in blood. Somehow it moved and I rolled onto it giving my shoulder a nice nick. 6 stitches later I decided to keep it in the drawer.

Having said that, my financial situation has gone down to such a level that anyone breaking in to steal anything would probably feel sorry for me and just leave money.

I Heart Internet

I have a small axe/hatchet beside my bed but been thinking of trading up for a while to something with a bit more range!

efb wrote: »

Does a rampant rabbit count?

efb wrote: »

Especially I'f the condom is still on

But picking up on this point....why would you have a condom on your own sex toy? Does that strike anyone else as strange? Or am I strange for bringing it up?:P

kowloon

I keep a pillow under my pillow. It's comforting knowing it's there.

Ush1

Better question, has anybody here used their weapon and was it any good to you or did it make the situation worse?

muppetkiller

I don't have a weapon but was thinking about it yesterday actually as I've moved into a new place.
Having a Bat or sword would be totally impractical in my home as you'd need swinging room, which could be tricky in a hallway or if the intruder is close.
Something like a Chef Knife or small double sided axe would be better

I Heart Internet

muppetkiller wrote: »

I don't have a weapon but was thinking about it yesterday actually as I've moved into a new place.
Having a Bat or sword would be totally impractical in my home as you'd need swinging room, which could be tricky in a hallway or if the intruder is close.
Something like a Chef Knife or small double sided axe would be better

But you want something big, hard and with a bit of reach. But you also don't really want to be killing someone (I hope) - just to scare them out of it. I'd suggest you don't want to get into hand-to-hand, cut-throat stuff with an intruder, you just want him to run away.

Hurley - maybe a kids hurley if space is an issue is best!

ScumLord

I have a Fubar demolition hammer beside my bed. I can go through walls with this baby. No more locking themselves in the bathroom waiting for the guards to arrive, now I can just hack my way through the wall.

mattjack

Brian2208 wrote: »

I've got a boomerang hanging above the bed, purely for self defense of course...

I can see a problem here if you miss him.

Siuin

When I was in Israel my boyfriend had an M16 at the bottom of the bed. But he used to take the pin thingy out of it at night time. They call it a 'pin shabbat' because if you went back to the base without it, you were going to be kept over the weekend.




Oh, and my brother told me that he keeps a hurley under his bed- "just in case" :P

LuciusPax

I keep a baseball bat in the room, and one time was in the gaff alone and thought I heard a noise downstairs(at about 2 o'clock in the morning). So off I went downstairs in my underpants and armed with the bat.I could see someone in the porch through the frosted glass of the front door so at this stage I was convinced someone was trying to crack the door open,so I was sh**ing myself.Swung open the door to do battle with this would be invader(probably with a ball hangin' out of my undies) only to see two pints of milk sitting in the porch. I nearly battered to death the f***in' milkman.

tdv123

Colt 41 cal single shot

wolfpawnat

There is a metal baseball bat and a hurl under my bed because I cannot think of another place for them. Ahem.

But seriously, if you break into my home and get out with 2 broken arms and a shattered leg then you're a lucky person. Come back again and I'll give you the matching set! Most intruders from what you read and hear are somewhat armed, so why shouldn't homeowners be.

Merch

Ariana Prickly Toddler wrote: »

This kid is as good as gold. I couldn't help but laugh because she said it all so casual. And no neither of us have stabbed anyone.

Well for her own sake I hope you got rid of it and explained why, because shes more likely to injure herself in her sleep than anything else,

Which is I think a problem with having certain weapons kept were you sleep, probably more likely to injure yourself with it than even have it taken off you and be injured with it.

Personally I wouldnt want to have to threaten the use a weapon on anyone, but if there was one to be involved, Id prefer it was possible to use at a distance, rock salt cartridges or pepper corns?

that or the tomahawk, Id probably go for the full Nuclear over conventional, so long as I have sole access to the codes

GLaDOS

I've a tennis racquet in my room if I was desperate, doubt it'd be much good though. Not much weight in it and be awkward to swing.

Failing that I've a really ****ing heavy bass amp if they waited patiently at the bottom of the stairs and let me drop it on them.

WinnyThePoo

I got a keyboard and some fists.

jugger0

I have a 30 kg dumbbell by my bed, i reckon i could do a lot of damage to the poor fool who dropped in unannounced.

jugger0

Dravokivich wrote: »

Nope, don't see the point in it. If you aren't trained in how to use objects as weapons, or know how to, you'll be pretty ineffective at using them. It's easy to deflect bats, sticks and clubs. ANd trying to use them in an enclosed space, you'll be restricted with the range of movement when striking which'd limit the amount of force you can apply.

I disagree, you could put a real hurting on someone with just a steak knife.

Merch

ScienceNerd wrote: »

I've a tennis racquet in my room if I was desperate, doubt it'd be much good though. Not much weight in it and be awkward to swing.

Well, unless you can serve like Boris Becker, 120mph in the head !

efb

I Heart Internet wrote: »

I have a small axe/hatchet beside my bed but been thinking of trading up for a while to something with a bit more range!





But picking up on this point....why would you have a condom on your own sex toy? Does that strike anyone else as strange? Or am I strange for bringing it up?:P

keep it cleaner.

daRobot

My Doberman sleeps on the floor beside our bed.

That'll do the job ok.

illicit007

daRobot wrote: »

My Doberman sleeps on the floor beside our bed.

That'll do the job ok.

I've a Dobe too. Would like to get some mace and a taser too but their illegal, but I reckon better to have it when you need it that not have it at all.. Right?

ShadowFox

All rooms of my house are weaponized
In the Hall there is a 4D cell maglite and powder fire extinguisher, Sitting room 2 large heavy floor standing candle sticks Kitchen knives pots ,pans (missus has hit me enough times with the pots and pans they hurt ) powder fire extinguisher Bathroom 2 heavy candle sticks, Landing upstairs Powder fire extinguisher Master bedroom 4C cell maglite and short baseball bat Kids rooms 2D cell maglite in each Spare room my knife collection Gun safe and camping gear And due to injure at the moment whatever room im in i have a cold steel walking stick with me
Out of all the above id use the fire extinguishers first given the chance but if in fear of mine or my familys safety id go for a knife or gun id rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6

Sweet pie

Defo have thunder and lightning on the ends of my arms boooommmmm

Ush1

Do people think when you catch a burglar it's like in a movie?

Baseball bats, golf clubs etc... him and his mate aren't gonna assume the preying mantis or karate position waiting to get hit with the full force of your unwieldy weapon, they'll probably just rush and tackle you.

discus

tdv123 wrote: »

Colt 41 cal single shot

5.56mm SA80 with a 30 round mag, jack pyke knife and on occasion a smoke grenade...

I win!

Dravokivich

jugger0 wrote: »

I disagree, you could put a real hurting on someone with just a steak knife.

A tasty hurt if you've some grilled onions lying about as well.

But then again, there is also a technique required to using a knife in such a violent manner. Do it wrong and it's easy for the other guy to avoid.

Dyr

Dravokivich wrote: »

But then again, there is also a technique required to using a knife in such a violent manner. Do it wrong and it's easy for the other guy to avoid.

But Srsly it isn't, if you can stick a knife in a batch loaf, you a fair chance of sticking it in a person with a decent success rate once you're willing

ScumLord

Sweet pie wrote: »

Defo have thunder and lightning on the ends of my arms boooommmmm

I knew someone that had thunder and lightening at the end of their arms, it turned out to be a stroke.

Dravokivich

Bambi wrote: »

But Srsly it isn't, if you can stick a knife in a batch loaf, you a fair chance of sticking it in a person with a decent success rate once you're willing

Ehm it is quite different. Regarding how you hold it, and use your arm. Most people would likely have their arm reaching out fully to display the knife in a threatening manner. When it's the complete opposite as they've no way to apply force with it.

limklad

According to feminist, I do have a weapon. It is called a dick.

According to burglars and to abusers, I do have objects lying around the bedroom that can be used as a weapon against them.

I have a lamp next to my bed for reading at night with a long shaft and with weight at it end that can be used to plunged into my attacker head.

I have a tweezers I used to pluck unwanted hair and skin, I could used to stab my attacker in my bedroom on my table next to my bed.

I do not have a telephone book at home to hit someone with which was a favourite item to hit detainee that certain unscrupulous gardai have used in the past. Instead I have several books with hard covers I read in my bedroom, I could use instead.

I have a pillow to smother my attacker so yes I have a weapon in my bed.

I have shoes I could use to kick my attacker.

I have items of clothing I could used to smother my attacker or to choke my attacker.

I have a pint glass of water next to my bed, I could use to smash my attacker head or cut my attacker with.

I have a TV hanging I could use to grab and hit my attacker with over the head.

I have keys I can used to stab my attacker or cut my attacker skin.

I have various hard items lying around to hit my attacker with.

So the answer is Yes i Do have a weapon that not designed as a weapon, Bedrooms are a dangerous place... :eek:

Attackers, be aware, you are in for a fight.

jigglypuffstuff

I keep Chuck Norris hidden under my bed in the event of an emergency

I was broken into 26 December 2004 ..and our response was a double team of myself and chuck roundhouse kicking everything that moved. At one point during the epic ass whooping our kicks collided. Well im sure you all seen the rest on the news :pac:

I suggest you stay away from my house :P

Peregrinus

I can disable any attacker with my withering sidelong glance.

ShadowFox

Forgot about the dog
Gun dog.jpg

juicyduckie

Kxiii wrote: »

Can't touch that.

You almost just got me fired - laughed like a maniac in my office...excellent comment. :pac:

Oink

No weapons allowed in my house.



(Except Gatling guns.

Gatling guns are A-OK.

Full of 7.62mm, 6000 rds/min goodness. Oh what sweet music they make.)

Mr. Nice

CollardGreens wrote: »

you can get a can of wasp bug spray, it sprays as far as a pick up truck.

Even if the pick up truck is a mile away?

Zer0

No, as it was proven that if you have a weapon on you during an attack it's more likely to be used on yourself than the actual attacker... and it's all good and well having a weapon unless you know how to actually use it.

Lelantos

Zer0 wrote: »

No, as it was proven that if you have a weapon on you during an attack it's more likely to be used on yourself than the actual attacker... and it's all good and well having a weapon unless you know how to actually use it.

Proven where?

Miss Lockhart

Unless my dog counts no.

Dyr

Zer0 wrote: »

No, as it was proven that if you have a weapon on you during an attack it's more likely to be used on yourself than the actual attacker... and it's all good and well having a weapon unless you know how to actually use it.

actual link to proof now, kthx.

Markcheese

Don't own anything valuable,and try not to hang around with dodgy people , no need for weapons next to bed.....

saabsaab

Whatever about sleeping with one I'd say most men have something in the bedroom. Probably an old war heirloom i.e. sword old pistol etc. or golfclub etc. More to threaten an intruder with than anything.

After 2 mins listening to the wife ranting and raving, any attacker would flee.

wilkie2006

Super-Rush wrote: »

Its my home and my family.

If i have to protect them i will.

I understand and agree with that, but a huge blade?! If you killed or maimed a burglar you're going to jail

Remmy

IK09 wrote: »

1. throwing knife Velcro'd to the wall behind headboard
2. throwing knife velcro'd to the top of the architrave of bedroom door
3. throwing knife velcro'd to the top of the architrave of main entrance door

i imagine if the 1st knife doesnt hit home, or he doesnt run, its mono e mono

Or he shanks you with one of the knives you threw at him.