Hi guys!
My cousin's birthday is in 2 days, and a little ago I started a poll about giving him a gun for his birthday even if his parents did not like it...http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=59841
So...I told him that he should make the decision by himself and he decided that he could not live in peace while hiding a firearm...he is a very respectfull man...
Given that, I talked to his parents and they only agreed me to get him a knife and pepper spray...so that is the first part of my gift!!
Then I started talking via pm to a fellow member of THR who is a firearms technician (will not post his name because I haven´t consulted with him about that yet) about flare guns and the possibility to use them to shoot 12 gauge shells - a topic that I will not discuss here, it is not illegal in Peru but I do not know the legallity of that practice in the US- and now I am thinking...what kind of damage can a flare do to a person?? I guess that intimidation is great, but I was really interested on the effects of a point blank shot to the head with one of those flares...
also...I know that in a life or death situation I will really not mind about getting a couple scars in my hand as long as the BG is stopped, but...how powerful can a standard trap shotshell be when fired from a short barrel as the one in flare guns?? I really prefer any of my guns, but given the choice for him...WWTHRD???flare or shell??
Please answer soon, I will take him shopping for knife, OC and flare gun on Thursday!!
Thanks,
Rog
Edited to add: The possesion of a flare gun will not arise any suspicion by his parents, as they own a yatch and down here we are in the best part of summer, so he uses it almost every week.
My cousin's birthday is in 2 days, and a little ago I started a poll about giving him a gun for his birthday even if his parents did not like it...http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=59841
So...I told him that he should make the decision by himself and he decided that he could not live in peace while hiding a firearm...he is a very respectfull man...
Given that, I talked to his parents and they only agreed me to get him a knife and pepper spray...so that is the first part of my gift!!
Then I started talking via pm to a fellow member of THR who is a firearms technician (will not post his name because I haven´t consulted with him about that yet) about flare guns and the possibility to use them to shoot 12 gauge shells - a topic that I will not discuss here, it is not illegal in Peru but I do not know the legallity of that practice in the US- and now I am thinking...what kind of damage can a flare do to a person?? I guess that intimidation is great, but I was really interested on the effects of a point blank shot to the head with one of those flares...
also...I know that in a life or death situation I will really not mind about getting a couple scars in my hand as long as the BG is stopped, but...how powerful can a standard trap shotshell be when fired from a short barrel as the one in flare guns?? I really prefer any of my guns, but given the choice for him...WWTHRD???flare or shell??
Please answer soon, I will take him shopping for knife, OC and flare gun on Thursday!!
Thanks,
Rog
Edited to add: The possesion of a flare gun will not arise any suspicion by his parents, as they own a yatch and down here we are in the best part of summer, so he uses it almost every week.