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patbarry- there is no way i would pull the trigger in the scenerio you mentioned over a sterio or such. but if i feel that my life or my girlfriend's life or either of my 2 rottie's lives are in danger, then that is absolutely a different story. i strongly feel that you can never end up in a situation whereas you are at the mercy of a criminal. i think one would be more affected by not pulling the trigger and having a family member raped or killed as opposed to taking down the aggressor. another point is the type of ammunition. some can go right thru walls of homes and hit neighbors. thats one reason to have fragmentation ammo also. once it hits an object it breaks into 3 seperate smaller fragments, thus doesnt penetrate past the intended target. some of this other ammo for the high powered rifles seem to just keep going. pretty dangerous stuff. 22 cal hollowtips although weak, for the home is ok. the mags holds 12+ rounds. doesnt overpenetrate. but as i said, i like the nine mil hollows myself. alittle more punch. my 45 cal is too much to trust.
by the way, didnt a coin dealer get robbed of 4 million in coins at knife point just recently? i am sure that would have turned out alittle different. but at least he didnt get hurt though, which is the most important thing. but nothing would have stopped the perptrator of cutting his throat anyway. he was lucky.