THOMAS ADELIS: 22, Nassau County resident
Employed at security business
Owns .38-caliber Smith & Wesson and 9-mm Sig Sauer handguns
He bought his guns within the last six months and said they are for self-defense. Adelis says he thinks property crime may rise as the economy stagnates. "Every day it gets worse and worse," he says. "There are a lot of wackos out there and the economy, the way it is now, people get nervous and start breaking in, stealing things to sell for money. You hear about home invasions. I'm not saying that I'm going to pull out the gun right away and shoot someone. You can't get a handgun and use it however you want.

"I mainly got it to protect my home, the people I love, and for (protection) at my work. I bought (a second handgun) just in case something ever happened to the first one."