Plus I got a great lawyer on a big retainer.
The actual bill will swamp your retainer and if experts are needed, the costs go up and up!
Plus I got a great lawyer on a big retainer.
But, as considerations for using firearms for self-defense go, this one isn't nearly as tiresome as talking about how using your full custom 1911 for defensive purposes is a bad idea, 'cause it'll just spend the next three years in an evidence locker, and even if you ever get it back it'll be rusty, pitted and have an evidence number engraved on it.
Clearly it is lost on me. The rest is irrelevant.The entire point has been lost on you. It was not about whether the weapon might be "appropriate". It is about the potential effect of your public, permanent posting on a charging decision, and at trial.
Funny you bring that one up. Of all the points to consider in selecting a home defense firearm, that is the only one I have not thought about. I suppose one could use an old Raven .25, a cheap single shot 20 gage, or a Glock. You know, something you would not miss if you don't get it back.*
And at least it was not as tiresome as the "stopping power" debates.
*For all the Glock fans who are currently pounding out a response in a seething rage, heading out to the back yard to hang me in effigy, or fashioning little Simple Shooter dolls to stab with pins, I was kidding. Take a deep breath. Drink a glass of cool water. Breath in through your mouth and slowly exhale through your nose. Man, you guys are easy!
Then why the question?he rest is irrelevant.
About what?Enlighten me.
I personally don’t like Glocks, preferring to carry a Sig P229SAO or Colt Defender 1911.
That said, when I see the passion Glock owners have for their chosen firearms it is easy to see Glocks must be good guns for those who like them.
If that's true, 1911s are the Harley Davidson of guns.
You nailed it.A home invasion can occur at anytime of day or night. I am in different places in my house at different times. I knew that I would not be carrying a long-gun all about the house as I situated myself in different places. I thought if I were in the kitchen and some crashed the front door, would I ever be able to get to the other place in the house where the long-gun was located. It was clear to me that to be fully prepared I had to have my EDC also be my HD weapon. I carry ir in OWB all day, and when retiring it is on my night table. If someone breaks in I don’t have to go get my weapon.
As in always burning oil and needing special attention to keep running?
More importantly, in my experience on the street hardly any armed offender was ever willing to gamble when they were facing one.
The usual distance that a decedent moved, after being well-hit by a full load from a shot shell was, well, zero feet.
My first few years on the street, although I relied on the shotgun on hot calls - I wasn't very knowledgeable or skilled in the finer points about that weapon. I didn't seek out and learn everything I could about what was possible with it until - after I'd fired the only shot I ever fired out on the street. After that my perspective changed and I got really serious about just how to use that weapon for max effect.
This has been said before - but most have a belief that a shotgun insures a hit downrange - when that isn't the case at all. You must aim carefully to insure a hit - and everything with any shotgun is absolutely dependent on distance from that shotgun to the target.
Here's a good primer for anyone considering one. We found that with an improved cylinder choke any riot gun (basic 18" barrel, four shot pump shotgun) you could expect the pattern to spread one inch per meter from the muzzle... In other words at 7 meters (21 feet) a seven inch pattern, at 15 meters a 15" pattern... A good center of mass hit at ranges closer than 15 meters meant you could expect to get all nine pellets (.33 cal) from an ordinary 2 3/4", 12ga round on target.. That's why it's a one shot fight ender at close quarters - provided you do your part...
One other point about shotguns... Your weapon really needs to be patterned - with the ammo you're intending to use to be certain of its performance when it's all on the line. Barrel length, choke for that particular barrel, ammunition will all play a part in the actual results downrange. And as always actual range time with that weapon will show great results later if ever needed...