Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/28/84; site lll-crg.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!gymble!lll-crg!brooks From: brooks@lll-crg.ARPA (Eugene D. Brooks III) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Re: Re: re: home defense Message-ID: <620@lll-crg.ARPA> Date: Mon, 3-Jun-85 23:40:19 EDT Article-I.D.: lll-crg.620 Posted: Mon Jun 3 23:40:19 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 6-Jun-85 10:05:38 EDT References: <1178@hound.UUCP> <27200001@gypsy.UUCP> <150@idsvax.UUCP> Organization: Lawrence Livermore Labs, CRG group Lines: 45 > > > > 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. > > Give me a break, swinging an assualt rifle around inside an appartment is not the efficient way to deal with intruders. The only thing to have is an semi-auto pistol. If you can handle a 45ACP with efficiency, and I can understand why someone might not as mine has taught me to flinch in spite of my best efforts, then buy a 9mm pistol. Anything less than a 9mm parabellum does not knock them out quickly enough. Any female can learn to handle a 9mm, my wife can shoot the 45. If you don't have enough motivation for survival to learn to shoot a 9mm pistol profficiently then you might as well commit suicide now because you simply aren't serious enough about your survival. If your state won't let you have a pistol in your home for your protection then I suggest moving to another state that will. I don't see why anyone loves New York. Never bother to load anything other than the nastiest hollow point rounds you can find in either gun. The only reason should want to point a pistol and pull the trigger is that the assailant is about to do you or someone else serious bodily harm. You need to stop him right now and not 5 seconds later. For this you need the best hollow point you can get and if they made nuclear tipped bullets thats what you would want, you would want the intruder far enough down range in that case :-). Winchester silvertip ammunition is fine buisness for this and feeds reliably. If they feed reliably, Glaser safety slugs are even better. The problem is that they are too expensive to find out if they feed reliably, but they are great on water jugs! Who says you can't have fun with your pistol! After you get your pistol, you should go to the range with at least every month or so and get used to using it. A course or two in combat style shooting will also be a very good thing to do. Most armed assailants don't look like a paper target with scoring rings on it. On that day when you are faced with an assailant in your home you should be thinking only one thing, FRONT SIGHT. If you do, and you have practiced properly, the first shot is going to get him and the next shot will get the next assailant if there is one. I am sure that you will feel bad about it afterwards but it will be him and not you on the slab at the morge later on.