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Plan9 · 07-13-2007, 08:03 PM

Hahah, wow. Dissection is good stuff, bro. It makes this place entertaining.

VT: Implied logic. Yeah, rumor has it you have to be 18 to do most stuff in the states. Vote, buy smokes, do things like own firearms. Ya know. Stuff.

POINT 1: 99% of home invasions aren't to "butcher shop" a family. Intimidation using tools is the key to success. I'd bet my ass a 90 lumen lithium flashlight is more than enough deterrent to get most thieves running. I'd also suggest racking a shotgun slide would be a good deterrent against somebody bent on theft. A big dog barking is pretty scary. Last time I checked? Being on my home ground with a weapon I've trained on puts me way ahead of some high school drop out with a crowbar stumbling around in my living room in the dark. If people are going to shoot, they're going to shoot. You can't stop it. Meh. Fear is a really good weapon. And its free. Criminals mostly rely on you being scared of them to commit their crimes.

POINT 2: I'd argue that the "worst case scenario" isn't the guy breaking into your house... it is dealing with the "legal system" that'll brutally cornhole you and your family after you "defend" your "life" (not "property") with "lethal force" via "assault weapon". Your life will be destroyed by protecting it yourself. Seen this happen. Didn't like the flavor it left in my mouth.

Yeah, the .45 caliber / frame size / recoil thing is a total generalization.

I don't care what 2nd Amendment bullshit anybody spouts... the law is against civilians using firearms. I blame Law and Order, myself.

12 Gauge Answer: Rubber buckshot in the tube. I keep five fingers of Federal 00 Buck on the stock sleeve. I'm cautious, not stupid.

(fingers tired from sardonic air quotes, muscle failure bliss)

Point: I'm not afraid of criminals. I can handle them. I fear that which I cannot handle... the powers that be... and be way over me.

Hooah, Sergeant. Airborne!

07-13-2007, 08:03 PM	#42 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	Hahah, wow. Dissection is good stuff, bro. It makes this place entertaining. VT: Implied logic. Yeah, rumor has it you have to be 18 to do most stuff in the states. Vote, buy smokes, do things like own firearms. Ya know. Stuff. POINT 1: 99% of home invasions aren't to "butcher shop" a family. Intimidation using tools is the key to success. I'd bet my ass a 90 lumen lithium flashlight is more than enough deterrent to get most thieves running. I'd also suggest racking a shotgun slide would be a good deterrent against somebody bent on theft. A big dog barking is pretty scary. Last time I checked? Being on my home ground with a weapon I've trained on puts me way ahead of some high school drop out with a crowbar stumbling around in my living room in the dark. If people are going to shoot, they're going to shoot. You can't stop it. Meh. Fear is a really good weapon. And its free. Criminals mostly rely on you being scared of them to commit their crimes. POINT 2: I'd argue that the "worst case scenario" isn't the guy breaking into your house... it is dealing with the "legal system" that'll brutally cornhole you and your family after you "defend" your "life" (not "property") with "lethal force" via "assault weapon". Your life will be destroyed by protecting it yourself. Seen this happen. Didn't like the flavor it left in my mouth. Yeah, the .45 caliber / frame size / recoil thing is a total generalization. I don't care what 2nd Amendment bullshit anybody spouts... the law is against civilians using firearms. I blame Law and Order, myself. 12 Gauge Answer: Rubber buckshot in the tube. I keep five fingers of Federal 00 Buck on the stock sleeve. I'm cautious, not stupid. (fingers tired from sardonic air quotes, muscle failure bliss) Point: I'm not afraid of criminals. I can handle them. I fear that which I cannot handle... the powers that be... and be way over me. Hooah, Sergeant. Airborne! __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake." Last edited by Plan9; 07-13-2007 at 08:22 PM..