that is the most asinine statement i have ever heard...
if you are going to carry a weapon, you may only have 1-2 seconds before the threat is on top of you...
...keep my pistols loaded and chambered but i keep them inaccessible to them but easy to get to for me.
...hope i didnt sound like a dick in my responses...
by keeping them hidden and above their reach, when i am not home, and when i am i have a bedside kydex holster that is clipped on to the bed, and the one i have on my hip
even if one of them were to grab a chair and stand full length they can't reach where i have one stashed, but i can walk by and grab it if need be
and the 1-2 seconds was referring to concealed carry but the same could apply in my home as well...
the secrets remark was how i have them "marked" at the house as to whether i know if they have been moved... they may be placed back close to the same spot, but never where i left them...
that and the kids are only allowed in my room when we are in there, otherwise it is off limits.
You're just splitting hairs when discussing calibers. About the only thing 95% will agree with is that it should be more powerful than a .380.
Actually, for cheap shooting and an effective weapon....it's hard to beat a shotgun. However, I've seen a very compelling argument that rifles are the best home defense weapon.
I just wnet and checked the box o truth web site and talked with some police officers and would like to retract my previous advice about shotgun's loaded with bird shot DON'T USE BIRD SHOT FOR DEFENCE use buck shot or something! Don't take my word for it as we all know you should research everything for your self. I still stand firm behind my .40 with hydra shock's or TAP, but that is just what I prefer.
Yeah the whole Rodney King incident was little before my time. And after looking at the results on the box o truth website. I started rethinking my advice a bit, not wanting the someone to get killed because of my bad advice. that is what got me rethinking things.The event that convinced me that bird shot is for little birds and not for jail birds, was when that big criminal thug, Rodney King, was shot in the chest, and again in the back with bird shot (don't know at what range) he jumped on a bicycle and rode it all the way home to call for an ambulance.
A dangerous attacker with that much energy left in them is not the result I am looking for.
box o truth website
I just went into this website. Looks pretty interesting. Thanks, for the info.
I chose the .40 because it holds more rounds than a .45 (home invaders come in packs) and it is more dependable and more powerful than a 9 mm (eventhough all the 9 mm fans will deny that) it also has better penetration than a .45, and a .45 generally has enough penetration as it is.
It's simple fact that most .40 S&W loads have more muzzle energy than 9mm (heavier and faster), and are "more powerful." Whether it's "more dependable" is obviously the subject of considerable debate.