Quote: keewik @ January 15 2011, 6:24 PM GMTIt's sometimes advised that you're best NOT to take a knife if you think you hear somebody in the house because they might snatch the knife and turn it on YOU. So the gun could provoke the burglar to use his if he has one, and what if he's a better shot?
It's impossible to take someone's gun from across the room. And if I find myself face-to-face with a gun-wielding intruder bullets are going to fly. I'm quite confident in my shooting ability and I have the Army medal to prove it.