O&C....No, I don't own a gun. We are waiting on my wifes appointment with embassy for visa which should come up around April of next year. If I have to stay this is what I would change.
1. I would learn to speak excellent spanish.
2. I would try to be more accepting of the cultural negatives. I would embrace certain aspects that I cannot change. AZB has done a very good job of this and has discussed this in several threads.
3. I would move to Constanza or some other area in the mountains for health purposes.
4. I would get my Cedula.
5. I would get a Gun. Why would I do this? Primarily because I have a wife and kids. If some goon does manage to enter my home at night, I want the edge of being able to grab my gun and shoot. There are a number of other situations where I could see possibly needing a gun to protect my family. But if I lived in the USA in a remote area, I would have several guns placed around the property. Homes in the USA do get entered and entire famililies killed. I believe that very quickly one can go from being safe to a position of extreme danger in a second. Once the situation has reached that point, it is to late to apply for a gun permit. You either have the gun or you don't. It can mean life or death. This guy who had to fight for his life...this could have easily went bad and he could be dead right now. Had he had a gun, it would have been a lot different. And the woman who experienced the guys walking over her dogs and coming in the home...a gun would have made a big difference. Cowering there in the bathroom with her kids...had they broke down the door what would have happened.
I am having brought from the USA...motion sensors to install on my front porch and in the downstairs portion of the house. I will sleep better.
O&C...you may be taking for granted your good fortune up to this point. I advise that you accept the fact that the country has changed in the last few years and you reevaluate your security plan. I wish you the best.
1. I would learn to speak excellent spanish.
2. I would try to be more accepting of the cultural negatives. I would embrace certain aspects that I cannot change. AZB has done a very good job of this and has discussed this in several threads.
3. I would move to Constanza or some other area in the mountains for health purposes.
4. I would get my Cedula.
5. I would get a Gun. Why would I do this? Primarily because I have a wife and kids. If some goon does manage to enter my home at night, I want the edge of being able to grab my gun and shoot. There are a number of other situations where I could see possibly needing a gun to protect my family. But if I lived in the USA in a remote area, I would have several guns placed around the property. Homes in the USA do get entered and entire famililies killed. I believe that very quickly one can go from being safe to a position of extreme danger in a second. Once the situation has reached that point, it is to late to apply for a gun permit. You either have the gun or you don't. It can mean life or death. This guy who had to fight for his life...this could have easily went bad and he could be dead right now. Had he had a gun, it would have been a lot different. And the woman who experienced the guys walking over her dogs and coming in the home...a gun would have made a big difference. Cowering there in the bathroom with her kids...had they broke down the door what would have happened.
I am having brought from the USA...motion sensors to install on my front porch and in the downstairs portion of the house. I will sleep better.
O&C...you may be taking for granted your good fortune up to this point. I advise that you accept the fact that the country has changed in the last few years and you reevaluate your security plan. I wish you the best.