Thread: This question again

Originally Posted by Beaker

I was asked the other day, if it would be ok to have a firearm (any, shotgun, pistol or rifle - e or a), at your hand, inside, IF there were a lock down in progress due to armed folk expecticed in the area. This was around the time of those guys in the NI running around with guns and schools being shut etc....
So you do feel for you or yours life, due to nut jobs running around close to you, as notified by news and police, you have time to get to guns, bolts and ammo.
If they do come onto your property, waving a gun in a threatening way to you or family, you allow them to remain on the ground until ambulance/black car removes them, then how to you fare in the law?

It could be argued that seeing as you were stuck inside it may be an opportune time to thoroughly clean and check the condition of your firearms.......but in all honesty, in these situations I would much rather be somewhere else and let the authorities take the risks and exposure to danger. That's what they are trained for and paid for.