The latest:
"Dear Rosie, I sure hope you can help me with this problem I have, I am at my wits end. I divorced my husband a year and a half ago and since that time he has been showing up at my apartment at all hours of the day and night, he likes to show up and give me a beating and he has started beating our 13 year old daughter also. The problem is, I have started seeing a gentleman, my husband found out and said that he was going to kill us all. When we went to the police, they told us that we should give them a call if he starts hitting us. We live out in the country and the average response time is 20 minutes, I know in 20 minutes he couldn't really hurt me too bad, but I am afraid that he might be able to hurt my daughter.
The question is, should I get a gun to protect my daughter and myself, or should we take the beatings and maybe risk something worse?
Thanks for the help, again, I have no where to turn to."