Obviously, this is the worst form of domestic violence possible

Translation: This guy's an absolute barbarian, an animal. Wouldn't it be nice if the DA would just say that.

"Muzzammil Hassan wanted to portray Muslims in a more positive light"

The next time, he should slaughter a goat on the sidewalk, behead his children, then strap on a suicide bomb & blow himself up in front of a kindergarten. That should do it :)

and we see yet again that an order of protection is only meaningful if the person it is brought against is willing to abide it. So good guys get beaten with it, and bad guys simply don't care about it.

death is too good for this guy. he should be locked in solitary until he goes insane. or maybe he is already. What, he thought going to the police, they would say: "oh, you must be following your holy book, try not to let it happen again."?

Right-- and paradoxically, the shotgun is less likely to kill you if a criminal disarms you and uses it on you, as is always a possibility when confronting a criminal with a weapon. Also less likely for a child to accidentally shoot himself with it (not that a child should EVER find a gun in your home without (A) a gunlock, and (B) with ammunition in a kid-accessible place, MUCH LESS in the weapon itself). It's the win-win firearm for home defense.

UV pepper spray is a freakin' BRILLIANT idea! I'm going to get some myself!

Second thing they teach you in concealed carry class-you don't pull it till you're gonna use it. There is no pull it out and hold it on someone till the cops come. You get it out and kill with it, or you will be killed with it.

Shotguns are definately the best weapon for home defense.

Guns for home defense are of course useless in a home with kids. You can't have a loaded gun, and you won't have time to unlock and load it if you need it.

First they teach you, BTW, is there is no such thing as an unloaded gun.

"and paradoxically, the shotgun is less likely to kill you if a criminal disarms you and uses it on you,"

Where do you get that nutty idea? Close up, a shotgun is the most lethal firearm there is short of a sub-machine gun.

Somebody just sent me this -- "the caption of the day":

http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/timblair/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/hassan_chop/

"The couple in happier times, before Hassan removed his wife's head "

Guns are great if you know how to use them and bloody dangerous to you if you do not. If you "don't have the time" to join a range, take a series of training classes and go regularly, you shouldn't own a gun. It's not just about the ability to aim and hit your target - it's about the ability to act quickly and automatically. If you don't have the time to reach that level, spend the money on beefing up your security system instead.

However, if you do get a gun? Laser sighting. Both helps your aim AND gives a non-insane criminal the chance to think, "Wait, I didn't sign up for an ARMED victim, 'scusemethanxbye!"

Security expert Gavin de Becker has been banging the drum about the weaknesses of protection orders for years. They CAN work...in cases with non-violent perpetrators primarily concerned about damage to their social status. With really dangerous people, however, they're gasoline on a lit fire, while providing an illusion of security that puts victims at more, not less, risk.

I think thew best advice I ever heard about Self Defense and for the Home was a SWORD.

1. Does not go off accidentally.
2. Easy to store under the bed, on a wall, etc
3. Very intimidating. Which at time is all you need.
4. Easy to train in for defense.
5. Unlikely to take out other people accidentally like a gun.
6. If needed all it takes is a good slash or jab to injure someone and make them thing twice about continuing in their chosen line of work.

Do a Google News search and you'll discover how very little media coverage this story is getting. Ask yourself why that is. And also, if the alleged murder were a big time Christian, do you think the coverage would be so sparse? I don't.

Don't buy pepper spray, it will only infuriate the truly committed. If someone really wants to fuck you up, arm yourself with a gun. Don't get caught up in what type, any gun is better than no gun. Yeah you have to learn how to use it and develop the ability to shoot some SOB dead, but that's the price of liberty, taking responsibility for your own defense. If you think a piece of paper will dissuade a guy like Hassan VIII, sleep well.

"I think thew best advice I ever heard about Self Defense and for the Home was a SWORD."

I subscribe to that school of thought, except I prefer blunt instruments. Steel baseball bats, steel pipes, escrima sticks, ASP batons, etc. I have kids. So sure, a kid/baby could hurt themselves with a bat, but it's no more likely than for them to hurt themselves with any other heavy blunt object. Sharp objects and toddlers don't mix well.

Someone starts kicking in my door during the day, I'll be quickly ready to ambush with "blunt force trauma" inflicter in hand. I doubt they'd give me time to unlock a gun.

If it happened at night, I'd be too busy grabbing the kids, then blockading the bedroom door, while my wife calls the police (we keep one of our cell phones in the bedroom at night just in case). That is, if they didn't already run due to the house alrm being set off.

My parents have guns in each of their bedroom nightstands, by the way. They don't have kids living there anymore. I'm not anti-gun by any means - I just don't see it as practical for my own personal needs.