Even though we I am at scool, I have been warned against carrying a gun as self-defense weapon. the problem is that an attacker will probably try and steel the gun from you, and shoot you afterwards!

I am NOT exagerating. This is the sad reality of living close to gangsters in South Africa. there is the 'shoot first, and then you don't need to ask questions later' mentality.

We once had a situation on our farm where we were ''targeted' by a gang. they robbed us 5 times in a week. Being a farm, the minute you shine a torch or patrol outside, they simply take 5 steps back and hide in the banana trees. I was playning with the idea of bprrowing my friends 'paintball' gun, and using 'criminal marking' paintballs as ammunition. Now only if we could have seen them...