What is your weapon of choice for defending your family/assets? (death, terror)
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Shotguns are also an excellent way of shooting your own kids or spouse as part of the collateral damage in a spray and pray situation.
Yes, I know that the term "spray and pray" is humor targeted on the inaccuracy of the ak assault rifle in full auto mode, but I'm coining it for shotguns too.
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Originally Posted by ViewFromThePeak
Make sure you ask the intruder to wait a moment while you ensure the spouse/kids are out of the line (or I should say, cone) of fire.
Indulging myself and the posters here about the likelihood of ever finding myself in a hostage situation (or any home invasion situation), I'll say this about shotguns: At ten yards the buckshot pattern will reliably fall within a 3 inch radius. That doesn't give me much confidence for shooting an intruder over my wife/kid's shoulder. However, at ten yards, it doesn't matter what weapon I'm wielding, I'm not going to shoot past a family member. I still want my 870. Give me the gut spilling b*tch over the handgun or 5.56 assault rifle any day.
I think in a hostage situation many of us would have to rethink our strategy. Shotgun or not, we take the chance of hitting the hostage...
and keep in mind, we're talking about a self-defense situation here (I'm in NJ so my life has to be in jeapardy or I'm going to prison). My house is 42 feet long and 32 feet wide. That's the furthest I could possibly need to shoot someone (assuming I'm standing with my back to one wall and he's standing against the opposite wall which isn't likely).
Point being, we're looking at a much closer range, probably within 20 feet or so (for me, anyway, because if it were much further I"d be hard pressed to prove my life was in danger).
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I think in a hostage situation many of us would have to rethink our strategy. Shotgun or not, we take the chance of hitting the hostage...
and keep in mind, we're talking about a self-defense situation here (I'm in NJ so my life has to be in jeapardy or I'm going to prison). My house is 42 feet long and 32 feet wide. That's the furthest I could possibly need to shoot someone (assuming I'm standing with my back to one wall and he's standing against the opposite wall which isn't likely).
Point being, we're looking at a much closer range, probably within 20 feet or so (for me, anyway, because if it were much further I"d be hard pressed to prove my life was in danger).
Texas. In this state, you can apparently shoot someone who you don't want on your property. In the usual application of the law (Joe Horn notwithstanding), if someone breaks the plane of your home you are cleared to fire away. The recently implemented castle doctrine also provides that if you are cleared or no-billed in criminal court, the victim or the victim's family can not pursue damages in civil court. It's a good place to be a gun-wielding homeowner.
Texas. In this state, you can apparently shoot someone who you don't want on your property. In the usual application of the law (Joe Horn notwithstanding), if someone breaks the plane of your home you are cleared to fire away. The recently implemented castle doctrine also provides that if you are cleared or no-billed in criminal court, the victim or the victim's family can not pursue damages in civil court. It's a good place to be a gun-wielding homeowner.
Go ahead, rub it in. Here the homeowner is guilty until proven innocent. WE have to prove we felt our life was in danger...and then what if they don't believe us?!
Point being, we're looking at a much closer range, probably within 20 feet or so (for me, anyway, because if it were much further I"d be hard pressed to prove my life was in danger).
IMO, distance from you to the intruder would not matter if the intruder was armed with a projectile weapon, (firearm, crossbow, etc), as long as the intruder was within your dwelling and presented a clear and present danger of harm to yourself or a member of your family or household. Shooting an intruder with a knife or other non-projectile weapon may/may not be considered as justification for using deadly force. I like the Republic of Texas legal position on home invasion, shoot first and ask questions latter. Works for me!
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