I don't know anyone in either group, but I did know one guy who was killed, along with his wife, by an ex-convict with a stolen shotgun -- apparently "just because". I'm sure it would never have occurred to him to carry anything for self-defense, and I doubt he'd ever been in a fight of any sort. There's always that corner case.I have never met anyone who shot an assailant.
Off the top of my head, I can name 10 people who shot themselves or had a family member do so. I met 3 of them just in the past week.
I have never met anyone who shot an assailant.
I did not use the word "accident".I’ve never known anyone injured by a gun accident.
Sig P365 is small, light, 9mm, and easy/fun to shoot.
.380acp (just kidding)My wife and daughters have been carrying pepper spray on their key rings for several years now, but there was an event this weekend where they both felt the need for increased protection. My wife and I took a concealed carry class a few years ago, but even with a few in the house, we just aren’t comfortable enough with the idea of carrying firearms for various reasons.
But when my wife was at the gun shop/firing range investigating alternatives, pepper ball guns came up. They seem a lot closer to our comfort level. The Byrne website, https://byrna.com/ , says “legal in 50 states,” but what does that really mean? And what kind of restrictions would we need to look for on the state and local levels?
Can anyone school me a bit on this stuff?
Thanks!
True. But now you can get a 9 mm the same size.I agree for the pocket 380s, but companies are making locked-breach 380s in bigger sizes that are very comfortable to shoot because they have almost no recoil. @SkyChaser has one. I think they can make for great first-pistols.
Huh? The 365 shoots like a subcompact 9mm. Nothing fun about it. The X Macro 365 is probably the least unpleasant little pistol I’ve ever shot, but I would not call it fun. I had mine for a year and sold it because I preferred to carry other pistols that I shoot more.
The bigger the pistol, the more pleasant to shoot IMO. Hard go go wrong with a glock 19 imo