I say pistols are backups if it comes to that. I personally like the three gun philosophy. A rifle (personally prefer an M-4 style, after that I like HK, Aks, so many good rifles on the market) a shotgun (Mossberg 590, don't need any other shot gun), and a pistol, and I agree on the caliber. .45 is my round. I'm currently looking at a Springfield XD45. I've wanted one for a while.
If you're going to pull a trigger, do it to kill. Rubber bullets can and have killed in the past, and I assure you at the point where most of you will be willing to shoot, they'll kill you if you don't kill them. Thing is, don't just buy a firearm and throw it in the closet. Like anything in order to be able to use it well you need to practice. Range time, draw, load, reload and clear a malfunction exercises, dry fire exercises. If you are serious about contingency planning, you also need to think about where you will go, how you will get there, and what you will do when you get there. Honestly I know to most urban people this sounds foolish, but planning like this was standard for people before we became reliant on electricity and gas. Winters and storms could kill you if you weren't ready for it. It's no less true today, as recent history has shown us. > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 10:41 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: how prepared are you > > Rubber bullets will just piss them off. Trust me I know, I was shot > three > times last month with 5.56mm hard ass rubber bullets from about 10 feet > away > (infantry school, we were clearing insurgents out of a room). Anyway, > we > both exchanged several rounds before we simultaneously hit the desk > because > we were getting pissed because they sting so freaking much and they > break > skin. Still have fresh scars from them. But in a life or death > situation, > they are not going to work. Go for the real deal. And not a 9mm either. > Go > with a .45 or something bigger. 9mm's don't stop people very well > either. > Again I know because we use them in Iraq and I have seen firsthand they > suck. Loathe can back me up on this one I am sure. > > > Bruce > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the "What's New PDF" now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:240645 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
