08-15-2020, 10:10 AM
(08-15-2020, 10:01 AM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: Too bad Americans will never know what it's like to live in a world where NOBODY has a firearm, unless it's a hunting rifle or hunting shotgun and where you never have to live in fear of someone else pointing another weapon at you...
This is one of the stupidest things I've ever seen someone up in arms about, on this board (and I live in JN).
If you can't kill/maim/whatever your target is, in 10 shots, then you shouldn't even an own a weapon period; will those 5 rounds really make a difference?
I read a study a long time ago that discussed how like 95% or more of self-defense scenarios are done in 5 shots or fewer. I definitely understand where you're coming from, here. Honestly, I rarely carry because I feel pretty safe most of the time, and when I do it is a sub-compact firearm that holds 7+1 9mm. That's all I need. That being said, while 95% or more of scenarios are done in just a few shots, there is still the off chance it will be more. You don't prepare for the statistical likelihood, you prepare for the worst case.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
