>>>First, I'm glad the read that your son wasn't hurt.
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>>>Second, this is a perfect exemple of why I'm for gun control. No gun in the car, no shooting at your son (sorry, couldn't resist) :]
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>>It certainly creates a hostile work environment for criminals if everytime they commit a home invasion they have to worry about the owner having a weapon...
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>When considering my house, they should wonder if they have more firepower than me. The answer is always no.
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>Plus I have a ferocious dog.
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>http://www.learntodo.net/images/copper/Picture.jpg

She looks like a relative of my sister's Maltese dog:

http://www.gjsentinel.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/petphotos/entries/2008/01/14/shotzi_the_sweetheart_maltese.html

Has your ferocious dog been in the local newspaper yet? :o) (ha ha ha)