Quite a serious issue here...

[slipknotpsycho]

restraining order, gun, cell phone (and keep it on you at all times) the restraining order is of course the first defense... the cell phone to enforce it... the second anything happens, train that gun on him, and call the cops on the cell phone... even if you are eventually aquitted of murder, or the police rule i tself defense, there is ALOT of stress and shit in between.... best thing imo, to avoid all of this... is to get him back in prison... the goal of course is to have him break the restraining order, so he's sentenced back ot prison, safely away from everyone innocent...

as for what kinda gun, you don' tneed much (unless he's into PCP, even crackheads drop after a shot or two... but for some reason, PCP seems to make people completely immune to pain, and even worse, makes them superman.... check the stories for yoruself if you don't believe me... there've been stories where some guy gets a whole clip in him and just keeps coming) just get a 9MM, unless he's into pcp as mentioned, you might wanna invest in something with a little more stopping power... a .45 or shotgun should do...

kiling someone, even in self defense will more than likely weigh on your conscience for a long time (i haven't done it, but i can imagine how terrifying it would be..) not to mention what i stated above, the stress of the investigation (And there will be one, even if everything appears 100% legit) so you should really, try to get him back in prison or mental institution...

i dunno how things work up there, but down here it only takes a few family members to commit someone... have you considered this?

[higher4hockey]

a gun would be my first choice, but whatever you do, don't get a damn desert eagle. thats hollywood man, a desert eagle is way too big for most people to handle unless you have bear claws for hands. good advice with not a 9mm. 9s are better used defensively if you throw it at your target. seriously. you can't beat a good old fashioned .45 acp for stop in their tracks knock down power. and in the case of home defense with a weapon, bigger isn't always better. if you're not comfortable with a 45 go smaller. but be sure you're comfortable with the weapon.

[slipknotpsycho]

it might not hurt to go to the gun range with a few boxes of ammo a couple of times either....

firing a gun is not just point it in a general direction and firing... o.0 that's what i thought too... doesn't quite work that way tho...

[JaggedEdge]

I say you get a restraining order and a hand gun. All the restraining order will do is add a little time to his sentence if he is out for revenge. But that is enough reason.

I agree with you getting a firearm. I remember when I was last looking at hand guns they were about 500 + dollars. I think you can get them a lot cheaper at gun shows but have never rembered to go to the few I knew about... Also, make sure you know how to use it. Since your parents are against gus, I assume you don't have a lot of experience with them. Take a training course if you have to.

I also agree with slip to have your cell phone with you at all times. My cell is rarely in a different room than I am. That is mainly because I'm a paranoid person though.

You can never be too safe when you are worried some crazy ass fuck is going to try and do you and your family harm.

Not sure what the laws are in your area. Make sure you don't end up in jail if you have to shoot him. Some areas in the States even say you can only use a weapon of equal or lesser quality in order to defend your home, I think. Basically, you can't shoot a man breaking into your house with a knife. You have to shoot him...

I'm ending this because I'm not even positive this last paragraph is correct info.

[russ-bob]

Yea i would reccomend keeping a hand-gun closeby but the only worie is that someone will get to the gun before you then you are fuked...

[slipknotpsycho]

Yea i would reccomend keeping a hand-gun closeby but the only worie is that someone will get to the gun before you then you are fuked...

not when you take gun handling responsibly and keep the clip and gun in seperate spots... people are quick to bring up the fact you have an unloaded gun and what good does that do, but a gun alone is enough to thrwart almost any attack (whether it has ammo or not)... next, you don't store the shit on other sides of the house.... you know where that clip is, and you can grab both gun and clip (magazine if you wanna get technical, here is a diffrence between clip and magazine) in 5 seconds or less... whoever's breaking in or causing problems doesn't (no one but you should know where you keep the two things...) example.... keep the pistol it's self under hte bed, an the magazine on the top shelf of a closet... just an example.... somethign happens, you grab the gun, go to the closet, and you're ready... (just incase anyone wants to take it past this point, if homedude is already in your room, even if the gun was loaded it probably wouldn't be too much good.. if he's got that far already, you're pretty much fucked... the idea is to catch them right when they enter your house, not when they creep in your bedroom.)

[Skink]

Mace,,,a self defense course and a big dog,,,one that is instinctively protective like a shepard...

[Samwhore]

Hire ninjas?

[slipknotpsycho]

That doesn't seem right...

How can they possibly let someone go if they're not fit to live in regular society?

I'd get a .357.

My uncle has one of those and since the first time I shot it I've always wanted one.

because sentences are handed down by judges, it's not counseling... or mental institution, at the end of that sentence they can't bring up some review board to say they're not fit to go back, and have them stay in longer.... once their time is up, their time is up, reguardless of ANYTHING... there is no choice but to let them go...

a .357 isn't all it's cracked up to be... 6 shots (or 7 as with my friends) extremely slow on the pull... and sometimes in those matters, yoru life is literally in the hands of your ability to hold that gun on a target (which isn't exactly easy with something of such kick... he even had a compensated barrel, and i still had to pause a second to aim the next shot) and fire for all your worth...

although the one major plus for revolvers is no jamming or problems... unless you throw it in sand and then sink it in water for a week.. then you might have a problem....

[slipknotpsycho]

well not just the weight, the quickness as well, but mostly yeah the weight on it... his didn't have a hair trigger, but i doubt even if it did i could pull it as fast as with his glock... it's just the design, it takes alot more time for that wheel to spin around, then the slide to eject a casing, and chamber another round...