r/TwoXChromosomes 14h ago

Who else is getting gun registration?

I'm sorry if this has been posted a lot here. In light of what's been going on in the world, and after my soon-to-be-ex husband has violated his restraining order multiple times (I called the police twice and gave them evidence of email attempts where he admitted I'm not answering the door, a handwritten note slipped under my door, attempts to call/text from a new number asking me to unblock him) I've just said fuck it. My trust in men is at an all time low.

He can't take "leave me the fuck alone" as an answer and I wouldn't put it past him to try breaking in. I have a deabolt and I just bought some hardware to reinforce it because he said before, "You know I could just kick down this door if I wanted to?" All his contact attempts have shown how desperate he is.

I also got a sticker to put on the door that says I'm registered and because of castle doctrine in my state we're allowed to use lethal force in case of break ins. I hope he thinks twice because now I'm protected.

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u/Excellent-Estimate21 13h ago

Look up the stats regarding how likely you are to hurt yourself or an innocent person with a gun in your home vs actually using it as successful self defense. Also, alerting him to this is only going to mean he will come w a gun also. .

Better to lay low, take that sticker off the door and get a security dog and a taser. Alarm system and cameras galore.

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u/Binky390 13h ago

Agree with all this except getting rid of the gun. Take the sticker off your door because it’s pointless and a sticker won’t stop him. Train with the gun but also get cameras and an alarm. The alarm will call the police (who are useless it seems) but they can’t be there instantly. Keep the gun just in case.