Portions of these 2 Heller briefs deal with the handgun as home defensive firearms choices.
2008 WL 405576 (Appellate Brief) Brief of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI), Maryland State Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police, Southern States Police Benevolent Association, 29 Elected California District Attorneys, San Francisco Veteran Police Officers Association, Long Beach Police Officers Association, Texas Police Chiefs Association, Texas Municipal Police Association, New York State Association of Auxi (Feb. 11, 2008) 2008 WL 383535 (Appellate Brief) Brief of Criminologists, Social Scientists, Other Distinguished Scholars and the Claremont Institute as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent (Feb. 7, 2008) Ray Kessler Prof. of Criminal Justice Sul Ross State Univ. -----Original Message----- From: firearmsregprof-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:firearmsregprof-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Charles Curley Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 3:57 PM To: firearmsregprof@lists.ucla.edu Subject: Re: Shotguns as recommended for self-defense for some people over handguns On Mon, Feb 09, 2009 at 03:14:56PM -0600, Raymond Kessler wrote: > I’m with Joe. Another thought here is that you may need to call the cops to come collect the bad guy. At that point, you may need to hold your phone in one hand and your weapon in the other. A hand gun is not only easier to hold (and, if need be, use) with one hand but safer. Even absent the phone, the handgun is safer to carry. See, e.g., the scene in Gran Torino. -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB _______________________________________________ To post, send message to Firearmsregprof@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
