Der Biermeister
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I break it down into two situations:
Being burgled at night
or,
actually mounting some kind of defense when "the zombies come over the hill". Might seem funny, but I am pretty much convinced we are going to have some form of civil anarchy in the not too distant future. It might be from a race war, or an actual civil war from the severe ideological split in our country today -- or it might result from some catastrophic calamity from some kind of extreme national emergency - like a nuclear terrorist attack on one of our cities. We -- the general population - are not really thinking ahead and planning properly. People don't realize what kind of frenzy will result and that the supermarket shelves will go empty virtually overnight if something like what I've described happens. We are mostly an urban population today and do not grow our own food or raise livestock to live on.
Anyway - in my first example, my "home defense" will simply be my M&P FS9 with 17+1 rounds. I fully expect to survive that situation.
However, in my second example, I will have to rely on my full arsenal of weapons, and even then, I am pretty sure that I will eventually get taken out, as that emergency will go on for quite some time.
Food for thought.
Being burgled at night
or,
actually mounting some kind of defense when "the zombies come over the hill". Might seem funny, but I am pretty much convinced we are going to have some form of civil anarchy in the not too distant future. It might be from a race war, or an actual civil war from the severe ideological split in our country today -- or it might result from some catastrophic calamity from some kind of extreme national emergency - like a nuclear terrorist attack on one of our cities. We -- the general population - are not really thinking ahead and planning properly. People don't realize what kind of frenzy will result and that the supermarket shelves will go empty virtually overnight if something like what I've described happens. We are mostly an urban population today and do not grow our own food or raise livestock to live on.
Anyway - in my first example, my "home defense" will simply be my M&P FS9 with 17+1 rounds. I fully expect to survive that situation.
However, in my second example, I will have to rely on my full arsenal of weapons, and even then, I am pretty sure that I will eventually get taken out, as that emergency will go on for quite some time.
Food for thought.
Anyway, getting back to your question, home defense to me means keeping everyone alive, and preferably unharmed, until the cavalry gets here and can take control of the situation. I am a mediocre pistol shot at best and don't depend on handguns for that purpose.
