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A door can be repaired enough to hold, if you are even slightly handy. Warning shots just tilt your hand. Issue a "cease and desist" command. Then, if they break down the door, light 'em up with the 870.

Remington 870. 1911 to back it up. Sig P238 for 2nd backup. Wife's Sig P238 to backup the 2nd backup. Our cat would make a pretty good claw-missile.

Circumstances predicate the proper response. Escape is always preferred to combat. A preemtive strike is always preferred to the trading of blows. When our responses are limited to combat, then it boils down to "kill or be killed" and a lack of resolve is an evil unto itself. Our...

Strangers? I don't readily shake hands with a stranger. I feel out the situation first, especially if this person comes out of nowhere. I treat door-to-door soliciters the same -- or even worse, depending on what time they show up. When dealing with strangers, I am accutely aware that...

the cart NO NEED TO PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE. I will never hesitate to defend my life or the life of the innocent for fear of property damage. Now let me be blunt: We can go in circles all day about civil liabilities, but you would still be considered by many (if not most) a total...

1. Make reasonable efforts to not become a victim of violent crime in the first place 2. Once identified, make every effort to escape or defeat a violent criminal's intent to harm you or others 3. If all else fails, you know what to do Nowhere in this list does it allude to anything...

You gotta love it when honest folks get charged with "potential commission of some future crime they have not yet committed." There are no dangerous weapons -- only dangerous people. A weapons possession charge is, in my opinion, fundementally unjust. The aim of such charges is to convict a...

Lock n' load All of my firearms are kept loaded & chambered when it's legal to do so. Every time I handle a firearm, I check the chamber. Every time I pick my CCW up for the day, unholster, reholster, or put it down for the night, I check the chamber to confirm that it is loaded. That being...

cutlass, saber or scimitar.

I carry my reloads in a quality, adjustable tension, open-top leather mag carrier. Faster than digging for my backup, when I carry one. Practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice........... practice.

The 1911 was originally designed WITHOUT a grip safety... but our illustrious desk molesting brass types wanted something more, kind of like when they went to a varmint round during Vietnam. "Wisdom doesn't come cheap." --me

Yeah... buck up to the .44 Magnum and you'll be fine. You'll have your six rounds, and some .44 Special compatibility to boot. ..... or you could get the old slam-diggity 1911 and call it good.

I gave up on the vest idea early on. I came around to wearing long or short sleeve, medium weight, one-size-larger, button-up shirts. I get them in uneven striped or uneven plaid patterns. I prefer the plaid, as they are more interesting and the patterns & colors can conceal better. The color...

Dude..... You are directly responsible for intervening in what was most likely a criminal act, and one that may have turned out really bad. You are also directly responsible for bringing a felon to justice. If you hadn't intervened and held that guy's attention, he would have either done some...

I totally agree. In exploring all the technicalities, we tend to forget the big picture. Civilians are not required to use deadly force, though we are authorized under certain circumstances. When the "big three" exist, we can be afforded some protection if we choose to act. Apart from all the...

Depends on which weapon the perp gets ahold of. We are generally allowed to use the next higher level of force than the perp. Perp has no weapon: we can use less-lethal or contact weapons. Perp has a less-lethal or contact weapon: we can use a gun (provided he is within 25 feet of...

I just threw the gender-specific choices in there to spice things up. I agree that any gender-specific legislation would be discriminatory. We've done it with race (Equal Opportunity), so I just wanted to see how it might affect this discussion. No one would argue that women are generally at a...

Good point, dude! That's how it used to be!

Good point... and, depending on locality, a responsible 21 (or 18) year old might be just as likely to defend himself (or herself) against a 40 year old idiot as he (or she) would a 17 year old idiot. Age is just one factor in the development of wisdom and responsibility. Would we let our...

Good points, you guys. My biggest questions revolve around how CCW age limits stand up when you pit them against other age limit laws. At 16, you can be put in charge of a child's safety and security, earn your own wages, and drive the statistically most-deadly piece of machinery in civilian...