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Dragonfighter wrote:I used to work a deep night patrol job when I was first married and in college. We were still fairly new in the house and I had the only handgun at the time on. I kept the 30-30 loaded because of that. I get to work and realize I had the night off. I head back home, now about two hours later and fumble with the keys on the way in. She was in bed and heard the noise, with the front door between her and the kids' rooms, she grabs the rifle. I come in and she jumps out in her night shirt with that dude pointed right at my belt line. She proceeds to chew me out, all the while pointing the weapon at me. I, as calmly as I can muster and speaking as soothingly as I could, took the weapon from her. Just as she was saying that there probably wasn't one in the chamber (she had not cycled the lever) I started pumping them out onto the floor. I set the weapon down and settled to the floor...I may have thrown up later, I don't remember but I remember wanting to.

Now if I get off duty early or am otherwise coming home apart from being scheduled, she gets a call with an ETA. It has worked pretty well for the last 20+ years.

TexasGal wrote:My husband now makes sure to whistle as he comes into the house. He recently returned home having forgotten his cell phone and when he closed a door in the garage, I went on high alert knowing whomever it was would be coming into the kitchen in a matter of a few seconds. He suddenly entered the kitchen from the garage to find me holding my gun at low ready. (there was not time to escape and I always carry even at home). I would never ever fire or even take final aim until I identified my target as truly being a threat requiring such action. Still, it was a while before my heart rate returned to normal. I really did not think it was anyone who had any business being there. We have had break-ins on my street recently that happened soon after the homeowner left. Assumptions are very dangerous. I have heard people advise women to "shoot through the door" rather than let whomever it is enter the house. That is a terrifying and stupid idea. I learned another thing...it all happened so fast that had I not had my pistol actually on me, I would have been cornered in my kitchen with nothing at hand other than maybe a hastily acquired kitchen knife. The look of color draining from my husbands face followed by a smile will stick in my mind a while too.