Badmike wrote:
Don't worry Malcolm, I'll be packing heat, we'll be ok on the long walk!!!!!  

Mike B.

lawrenson wrote:Tbh, its just slightly uncomfortable being AROUND anyone with a gun. I guess its because they're not usual in the UK.

Badmike wrote:That's very insightful because most people don't understand in comparing the UK and UK it's apples and oranges..........

Agent Cooper wrote:Just a sidenote, Canada has its share of violent crime.  So does the UK.  It's just that both countries benefit from having smaller populations relative to the US, so that it appears as less net crime statistically, because the total populations are less.  But people are people wherever you go, and there's a bad apple in every barrel.

Agent Cooper wrote:EDITED TO ADD- Okay, I'm really depressed now!  

Aneoth wrote:However, for home protection, I MUCH prefer either my wifes 9mm Glock, or my .40 Glock.
Pistols (Of course) have less mass, and they can be moved about faster and aimed faster than a shotgun, or a rifle.
Even at night or in a darkened room, especially with night sites.........
The bigger pistol will drop the bad guy with one decently placed shot, the other pistol has less kick, yet still has good stopping power.
With either one I have multiple chances to hit the bag guy and can do so very quickly.
I practice with both of the pistols on a regular basis.
The bad guy would be better off spending that night at home watching re-runs of Gilligan's Island, or Oprah.....

Kingofpain89 wrote:
Pistols may weigh less but they are more difficult to aim properly than a rifle or a shotgun unless you are firing point blank.  The recoil on a pistol with any decent stopping power (.357, .40. , .45) is such that a lot of people dont know how to compensate for it and will altogether miss their target unless they take the time to properly grip the pistol and aim.  Something which most people in the situation of home or self defense dont have time to do.

A rifle is not very well suited to home defense at all (unless you live on a ranch in the middle of nowhere and are planning on sniping some poor bloke).

But a shotgun...well now that is a perfect weapon for defending one's homestead.  Not only will one shot put your attacker down regardless of where he is hit but you run zero risk of hitting a neighbor since the shot only travels a short distance.  Using a pistol may be a bit quicker but you run a greater risk of missing your target.  And if you miss with a high caliber round, you better hope your neighbor isnt in the path of the bullet.  Not to mention, I have heard cops tell stories of heavy leather jackets soaking up enough kinetic energy of a 9mm bullet to the extent that they did very little damage to the bad guy.

Just dont fire your shotgun in the same room as your D&D collectibles.  If you do miss your target you might regret it.

jasonw1239 wrote:The only thing I have that could be considered a weapon is my machete.
I have cleared a lot of brush with it and know how to use it.
As an intimidation factor I'm not sure how well it would work but a few good swings should discourage a bugler.
It might not be as lethal as a gun but anybody on the receiving end would probably wish that it was.  

Edit: with enough warning I might even be able to grab my full sized heater shield from my old SCA days.

Aneoth wrote:
Bugler


umnnn... never mind........