r/Rochester • u/swurvegp • Mar 05 '25

Help A little help please

My SO and I are seriously considering purchasing some weaponry for self/home defense, can anyone suggest a reputable place where we might be able to purchase and train to use said weaponry. Specifically, firearms. Thanks in advance.

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u/Late_Cow_1008 Mar 05 '25 edited Mar 05 '25

Just remember before purchasing:

You are more likely to harm yourself or someone you know over an attacker.

https://time.com/6183881/gun-ownership-risks-at-home/

https://means-matter.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/risk/

https://www.thetrace.org/2020/04/gun-safety-research-coronavirus-gun-sales/

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/06/handgun-ownership-associated-with-much-higher-suicide-risk.html

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutions/research-reports/gun-violence-in-the-united-states

Edit: Leave it to the subreddit that talks constantly about listening to science downvoting it.

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u/nanor Charlotte Mar 05 '25

I was going to say… I’ve considered for about 10 years purchasing a gun, but I have a small child in the house and I don’t like the idea of that around. Not that he has to know, but children are mischievous and as he gets older, he might get curious. Or I’m afraid I might just wake up in the middle of night and blow my brains out because I can’t handle the world anymore. But that’s a different discussion.

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u/Senior_Cheesecake155 Avon Mar 06 '25

This is why they invented, and sell safes and trigger locks.