> "If someone gets into your house, which would you rather have, a handgun or a telephone? You can call the police if you want, and they'll get there, and they'll take a picture of your dead body. But they can't get there in time to save your life. The first line of defense is you."

Of course, the flip side of this is "If you're horribly depressed in your house, which would you rather have, a handgun or a telephone."

Same thing for "If your teenage son's irresponsible friends are in your house..."