I fully agree on the youngsters like guns part. I do to and if my country had according laws I would've gone shooting in my teens and would still go. Yet I don't really want to own a gun because I think the responsibility is to big for me
As for guns in the house making you more likely to get shot this is based on two reasons
+ If the burglar is armed he is more likely to use fire gun against an armed house-owner.
+ Many irresponsible gun owners don't know how to handle a gun well or place them in an easy to reach area thus actually equipping the burglar with a gun.
Oh, and note that I said "many irresponsible gun owners" and NOT "many gun owners are irresponsible"
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And why some people think they need an M16 to deter burglars is beyond me [img]graemlins/uhoh2.gif[/img]