Path: news.ccsf.jp!norn-news!netnews.mcu.or.jp!jindaiji.chofu.tokyo.jp!gcd.org!news.unit0.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: VtSkier Newsgroups: fj.kanji,rec.backcountry Subject: Re: Best gun to defend my house??? Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:25:07 -0400 Lines: 23 Message-ID: <72s59lFpsjrdU2@mid.individual.net> References: <5c0aaf57-2190-4762-8165-a7993877c192@w34g2000yqm.googlegroups.com> <12bede42-140f-42fd-bcf1-10a8aa168003@r33g2000yqn.googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net dZpqX+t2CEx0xoz+VbpnPAafEYVNy+zSRZi0srhk+S0I/HKe9p Cancel-Lock: sha1:ZulSrBXbHEpDLOyuo1JYkfjogLM= User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (Windows/20090302) In-Reply-To: <12bede42-140f-42fd-bcf1-10a8aa168003@r33g2000yqn.googlegroups.com> Xref: news.ccsf.jp fj.kanji:867 pmh wrote: > On Mar 23, 9:13 pm, Harald Gentexeater wrote: >> There have been a couple of burglars here lately >> who broke into houses and they stole a lot of >> valuable stuff. >> >> I don't want a burglar in my house, so which is the >> best gun to defend my house against criminals??? > > 12-ga is highly effective but very awkward indoors. One of the most > effective rounds out there is the lowly and often overlooked .22-long > rifle. Forget Dirty Harry. One need not use "lethal force" to be > effective in self-defense. Decent quality 22's can be found for $200 > or less at any reputable gun shop. Be sure of yourself and your > ability to manage the weapon effectively and correctly. Be sure of > local restrictions. A court defense of your Constitutional right to > self-defense could well cost more than anything the thief might have > made off with. Yeahbut, the peashooter doesn't have the intimidation value of a 12 Ga. You might not even have to use the 12 Ga. That's part of the point.