Best handgun for home protection?

[jy211]

I'll stay with my K23, and my beta mag. You gotta love Florida..this thing is classed as a pistol!

[eville]

Originally Posted by jy211

I'll stay with my K23, and my beta mag. You gotta love Florida..this thing is classed as a pistol!

And in the PRK, the taurus judge is a shot gun with a barrel length less than 18" and is therefore illegal.

[jy211]

Originally Posted by eville

And in the PRK, the taurus judge is a shot gun with a barrel length less than 18" and is therefore illegal.

Got something like that for the water moccosins here

[ItDoRun]

I bought the Springfield Arms XD-40. Nice gun for the money and hopefully more than I should ever need.

[CraigMorrison]

Originally Posted by eville

And in the PRK, the taurus judge is a shot gun with a barrel length less than 18" and is therefore illegal.

Well, in WA state you can own a pistol-grip 12 gauge with a 6.5" barrel, but you can't own a rifle with a barrel less than 16". No SBR's for us . You can also own a supressor, but you can't use it in the state - it has to be used in OR or ID.

[70rs]

Craig, how do you like that idiot law. I live here too and see supressors in all the shops, drop in barrels for my guns and all kinds of cool stuff. BUT I can't use any of it here! That sucks, I have a cat problem in the area and don't want to wake up the nieghbors with the 12 ga. LOL!!

[orange67vert]

They say that it cost $20000. for each bullet fired, to protect yourself in the court of law so the fewer the better. Also do not fire at some one running away from you!!!!! I personally would only fire at some one coming toward me or a family member.I would take a hand gun class, You can rent a hand gun for your wife at the shooting range to tech her how to handle a fire arm.

[Mick Mc]

Home defense, buy a shotgun
Home defense, buy a shotgun
Home defense, buy a shotgun

1. the universal sound of shotgun being cocked will scare off most people.
2. you can always hold the shotgun down the hall and pull the trigger and most likely hit something.
3. great club if you need it.
4. swings like a bat too.

Facts
You're going to be asleep, tired, groggy.
You're going to be shaking, and you're heart will feel like it's going to come out of you're chest.
You're going to be nervous.
It's going to be at night.
You're not going to know if its the kids, your cat or a squirrel.

YOU'RE GOING TO MISS

96% of all shots are within seven feet
97% of all shots miss

The flash of a gun at night will blind you (especially a 9mm)
The sound of a gun at night will make you think you're deaf, added if it's in a closed room or hallway.


Buy a shot gun. Give yourself a chance to hit something.

Plus you won't find you kids playing with it. Something about a big, cold steel shot gun and the whole curiosity and kids thing seems to be diminished.



Mick

[fesler]

Well said Mick.

That is what I have a nice short Riot Shot Gun with 8 shells ready to go and 6 on the side. Night flash light and a nice laser site so you know where you are going to hit. Not that that really matters but it’s better to be safe and let your attacker know you mean business. I have double ot buck shot and then a slug one after the other so I am sure they will go down and stay down permanently.

If that fails I have a nice HK 45MM with laser site as well and a 9MM as back up with armor piercing bullets. You can never be to safe and at the end of the day its about putting the other guy down and protecting your family.

[70rs]

In theses times it is just as important to remember to have a damn good lawyer after any kind of situation involving shooting another person. No matter what the reason is. Even the guy that was going to kill you and your whole family can sue you after breaking into your home. If you only wound him you can still do a lot of time in prison. And if you kill the bad guy, you have a very high chance of becoming the bad guy when it ends up in court. These worthless lawyers that represent the families of the intruder try to make it seem as if you just killed a saint and that you are a mad man and out looking to kill people.
How would you like to pay damages to some a**hole that meant you great harm, in your own home. And because he broke in and forced you to defend your self and family now you are the bad guy. You go to prison, your wife has to sell everything you own to defend yourself in court and then pay restitution to this idiots family or to him directly. Now he is living the high life while you rot in jail and your kids and wife have no father/husband at home. Oh, wait. There is no home now. They live with relatives because with you in jail and every penny of income goes to the douche that wanted to kill you.
This crap happens all the time. But in the long run I would rather have him dead and my family safe. If that means I have to suffer so be it.
Sorry for the rant. Between the news and a few friends in law enforcement and the stories I hear I am a little wound up.