Once someone enters your house... what is your plan? How do you open your door to a delivery, a Knock, ???? How do you react to an unfamiliar noise ?
I usually have a gun on me when at home, and I'm changing that to always. I also have my pistol safe in my bedroom, and if I have time to get to my main safe I have an AR with a loaded 20 round mag if things get really ugly (and I will be adding a 12ga soon). If I have a gun in my pocket (and not IWB) I answer the door for a stranger with my hand on the gun (if I answer the door at all, if Idon't know you and I'm not expecting someone, I may or may not open up).
I think having a 10-round limit on the AR makes a 12ga with an 8-round tube a more attractive option.
Well, yes and no...The mag limits aren't as bad as NJ and other places with restrictions where the possession of the mags is forbidden. In MD it is sale, gift or other transfer of the mags. The ones I have are legal for me to keep and use, and I can go to another state and buy new ones. Though, in anti-gun MD I'd wager that a "high-cap" mag will probably increase the chances of being charged (which is a near certainty in Balt City anyway) and the prosecutor will use it to try to prove evil intent.
How about installing the 3M security film on the glass
I checked on Amazon, even the non-3m brands are pretty expensive, but then I checked some demo videos on You Tube and damn...that stuff is impressive. I'm going to have to give it a try.
You have two 5-shot .38s. When you are at home, one in each front pocket is a good start. At a certain point, if you replace those two with one higher-capacity 9mm...so much the better.
I do sometimes use both, one IWB and one in the pocket, but I'm transitioning to using some of my more capable guns. I was out at the range again this evening with my .45ACP P250c and that thing will eat anything I feed it and it is quite manageable for a lightweight (26oz) .45. That is my primary winter CCW (when in a state where I can) and it will definitely now be my primary home defense handgun. I'll probably back it up with my Taurus 85, SIG P290RS (my 3rd most accurate gun) or Kel-Tec Pf-9 (after another range trip I can't sell it, it fits my pockets so well and is reasonably accurate for the size/weight). Because the my CZ75B and S&W 625MG are my most accurate handgun (CZ) and second most accurate (625) I will occasionally use them, but the SIG will definitely be the primary (the original intent of this thread was for help on that decision).
I've followed your posts for several years. I understand that you are religious, but is Baltimore MD the only place in the US where a practicing Orthodox Jew can find a job as a teacher? I find that hard to believe.
Well, yes and no...
Teaching is state licensed so it will take some planning. I did not major in education (I was a psych major) and my masters in education is the version that experienced teachers get, not the one for new teachers to get certified. When I got certified, a couple years after getting my degree, I got a job teaching on a "conditional" certification, what some states call emergency certification, and simply took the extra courses I needed to get my regular certification in MD. Because I did not attend an "approved program" and used an "alternate route" to certification, not all states will accept my certification (two of the states I'd most consider moving to, MN and PA, will not). Anyway, I am starting the process to get my NJ certification in a couple days, and I'll probably add DE certification.
There aren't major communities everywhere I'd otherwise consider going. Baltimore is a pretty big one. Since I'm single, and smaller communities won't have so many single religious Jews, I probably need to move closer to NYC (where there are more social opportunities) or LA or Chicago (ick, the other largest communities). I'd love to move to the Richmond, VA community, but the number of single Orthodox women in my age group there can probably be counted on one hand.
Also, my parents are now in their 70's so I already wanted to stay nearby, and recently my dad has had a heart attack and other heart problems, so I want to stay a reasonable drive from them. I want to see them as much as I can while they are still around, and I want to be nearby to get there quickly when/if my dad has another emergency.
So, all that comes together with, I am trying to get my NJ and DE certification so I might be able to get a job near and move to Philly. That would be a DC sized community (medium), cut the distance to NY in half for dating, and still be 2.5-3 hours from my parent's house should I need to get there quickly. The other option is northern NJ (more pay, more social opportunities) until I meet someone and get married, and then hopefully I can talk her into moving somewhere else (or I can join the NJ pro-2A fight, there's no way it can be more hopeless than here). But, all that is for next year (if I can find a job in DE or NJ) because if I leave my current contracted position without the school approving it, I can lose my teaching license.
Well, I'm more middle-aged now. I'm in my mid-40s.