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Originally Posted by twistedmosaic
How many shots, exactly, do you expect to get off with any other ranged weapon at a 15 foot?
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Say you have a taser and I have a glock. We both miss the first round. You have no shots left. I have at least 6. I can now take my time in aiming and won't miss the 2nd time.
Remember, you don't know what weapon your assailant has, only that he is skilled in its use. Could be a knife, could be an ak47.
The point in this hypothetical experiment is to decide what weapon you'd use against an unknown assailant when you're both on even footing. The weapon you choose should be versatile in your use, accurate, fast, reliable, and safe. And have more than one shot. But that's just my personal opinion.
Also my opinion, but I believe this is as close to realistic a situation as one can get when thinking of reasons for owning weapons for the majority of us. Sure some people sleep with a loaded pistol under their pillow but most of us have families and have to keep them out of the reach of children, and can't shoot or attack a shadowy figure (immediately) in our house because it could be a kid's friend sneaking in, or whatever. Hence the even footing rules I put in.
((I don't mean for this to get into a gun safety debate here. Just wanted to explain my reasoning. Let's try to keep it to the hypothetical situation))