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Originally Posted by BlueSkyJaunte
If you stand, you're dead.
I strongly suggest you get some training and run through some scenarios in your home.
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Complete misinterpretation of my post. I guess you haven't read my other posts here about spoons and home defense...
1. I would never
STAND UP during a home invation, unless I am standing behind a bullet proof barrier!
2. By taking a stand I mean this: If there is an intruder in my house, I grab my gun, and
seek cover. If my phone is avail, I dial 911, or my wife dials 911 -
all from cover. Then I yell "Who are you? Get out! The police are coming!
I HAVE A GUN!!! If my bedroom door knob turns, my index finger will squeeze the tirgger with authority and purpose. Multiple times, if necessary.
All of my actions would occur from cover.
3. If my bed is my cover, which isn't the best choice, but if I must chose it - then with a handgun, I can just expose my hand over the bed and pull the trigger. Now this is would be a worst-case scenario - shooting blind. But that would be a last-resort option for me - if all else failed, or if there are multple thugs going at me. In that scenario, a shotgun or long gun would require me to expose more of my body -
which was the point of my previous post! Having a weapon with which you can maneuver easily and limit the amount of exposure to your body is, IMHO, the best choice for home defense and close-quarter scenarios. Sure, a rifle is more accurate long range, but I'm just conccerned about hitting center of mass at 5 - 15 feet.
4. I have had, and continue to take training. Both in class, in books, at the range, and soon I will be taking urban defense courses at my range.
5. By
taking a stand I mean: I will do everything possible to prevent a perp from harming my wife and me. IE: I will not 'surrender' to his desires / wants. I will not be tied up and kidnapped. I will not let him rob me while I sit there defenseless. But I will NOT do something foolish like stand up and make a simple target of myself.
Hope that clarifies things for ya...
-Z