RetiredUSNChief
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Spats, I'll take that PM. Sounds like something that'll expand my horizons.
I suppose one could also say that the type of ammo used is an insignificant consideration until it's YOU on trial.
I think that, if one should prioritized things in accordance with their relative importance (and people really SHOULD be doing this), one should start with the basics first. Namely, understand what THEIR jurisdictional law says about what constitutes deadly force and when its use is justified.
"Understanding" means not only knowing what the law SAYS, but what it MEANS.
If that foundation is not there, then the house of defense one may have to build later on will be in danger of collapse.
Too many times, even on a firearms forum like this where the general forum population is considerably more knowledgable than the average citizen, we run across people who obviously do not have a firm grasp on the basics, judging by some of the glibe postings. Comments like "just shoot 'em with a load of rock salt" or "break his legs with a basebat bat", for example, which are STILL applications of deadly force in the eyes of the law.
I suppose one could also say that the type of ammo used is an insignificant consideration until it's YOU on trial.
I think that, if one should prioritized things in accordance with their relative importance (and people really SHOULD be doing this), one should start with the basics first. Namely, understand what THEIR jurisdictional law says about what constitutes deadly force and when its use is justified.
"Understanding" means not only knowing what the law SAYS, but what it MEANS.
If that foundation is not there, then the house of defense one may have to build later on will be in danger of collapse.
Too many times, even on a firearms forum like this where the general forum population is considerably more knowledgable than the average citizen, we run across people who obviously do not have a firm grasp on the basics, judging by some of the glibe postings. Comments like "just shoot 'em with a load of rock salt" or "break his legs with a basebat bat", for example, which are STILL applications of deadly force in the eyes of the law.
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