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Lebell · 01-24-2004, 09:30 PM

Points to note on CCW and self defense:

A .22 short mouse gun that you carried in your suit pocket is incalculably more deadly than the .45 Colt Commander you left under the seat of your car. (The gun you are willing to carry is more deadly than the gun that is inconvenient to carry.)

Dirty Harry is more deadly with a .22 than Woody Allan is with a .45. (Shot placement is more important than caliber)

Most gun fights aren't. The bad guy runs away when he finds out you are armed. (More crimes are detered by fear of guns than are reported.)

All that being said, most people agree that a 9mm loaded with a personal defense round (hydrashoks, speer gold dots, etc) is going to suffice for almost all your personal defense needs.

Let's face it. Even in the VERY rare event you need to use your gun, the chances that it will be against a 300lb crack maniac is even smaller.

01-24-2004, 09:30 PM	#23 (permalink)
Lebell Cracking the Whip Location: Sexymama's arms...	Points to note on CCW and self defense: A .22 short mouse gun that you carried in your suit pocket is incalculably more deadly than the .45 Colt Commander you left under the seat of your car. (The gun you are willing to carry is more deadly than the gun that is inconvenient to carry.) Dirty Harry is more deadly with a .22 than Woody Allan is with a .45. (Shot placement is more important than caliber) Most gun fights aren't. The bad guy runs away when he finds out you are armed. (More crimes are detered by fear of guns than are reported.) All that being said, most people agree that a 9mm loaded with a personal defense round (hydrashoks, speer gold dots, etc) is going to suffice for almost all your personal defense needs. Let's face it. Even in the VERY rare event you need to use your gun, the chances that it will be against a 300lb crack maniac is even smaller. __________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C. S. Lewis The ONLY sponsors we have are YOU! Please Donate!