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From: steiny@idsvax.UUCP (Don Steiny)
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Subject: Re: Re: re: home defense
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Date: Sat, 1-Jun-85 15:36:00 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun  1 15:36:00 1985
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> 
> So, why an M-1 Carbine or AR-15?  Several reasons.  They are small and light,
> and therefore easy for a small female to handle.  Although they kick, 
> it's nowhere near as bad as a shotgun.  Being rifles, they are easier to
> hold with two hands, also useful as clubs and maybe a bit harder to turn
> on their owners.  There is one more reason.  If I decide to shoot at
> an intruder, then I figure if the first 5 or 6 shots don't get him, the next
> 10 will.  In other words, you can shoot (almost) forever.  30 rounds of
> ammunition can last a Long Time.  This is important especially if there is
> more than one bad guy.  
> 
	I think that this was a valuable article.  I have a woman
friend who lives alone in the mountians and she has been wondering
what kind of a gun to get.

	On the other hand I can't help but chuckle at the idea of
a gun battle in my condo in which dozens of shots were fired.
Would I have some shook up neighbors!!

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