Home Defense

Ricardo

.......................................

McLoki

My wife is there - scares the hell out of me....

Michael

ninerbj

My wife!

Sincerly,
Wipped

disneyjoe7

ct602 wrote:

Funny, my first post on this forum is firearm related not A/V related.



ct602

So are you done now? :rolleyes:

ben62670

Just in case there are 3 or 4 lined up in a row one bullet will do. If you run out of ammo you can beat them with it! Double action revolvers are safer than autos. In the heat of the moment you don't want your hands sliding on the slide. Its way safer to unload a revolver than an auto when hyped up. The best advice I can give is stay where you are if you can. Let them come to you. If you are being superman walking around with your gun then you are vulnerable. If situation allows stay in an oposing location from a point of entry, and dial 911.

Ricardo

ben62670 wrote:

Double action revolvers are safer than autos.

This can be a discussion as interesting as the "wires/cables change sound"....

dkg999

Revolvers vs semi-auto's, now that's something worthwhile to debate :cool:

Once you disable them with a Surefire tactical light, either one will work to beat the living piss out of them

beardog03

If I told ya , I`d have to kill ya...

BaggedLancer

I took the NRA safety class today in MA. This week I will be applying for my LTC.

Shot a variety of .22 S&W revolver and semi-autos, was a blast......look foward to getting my license and going shooting on a weekly basis.

Rivrrat

It used to be my Ruger p-94 .40, but I'm switching to my Kimber Custom Classic with factory night sights.

Holydoc

Beretta 92FS 9mm with Cherrywood grips. It is always loaded with 15 Corbon hollow points in the clip and 1 in the chamber. Carry holsters are IWB Milt Sparks for casual wear (well trained and well practiced) and Smartcarry for shorts. Licensed to carry concealed in 30 states (got to love the Florida CCL).

mrbigbluelight

Main line of defense is excessive cursing and swearing. Quite effective at any range.

If that doesn't work, 911.

If that doesn't work, a Johnny Bench 35 inch bat (70's version).

If that doesn't work, Mossberg 500 pump. Rabbit load for the first group of shells, Winchester solid sabot slugs for the last 2. If it gets to that point, I'm not worrying about the neighbors.

bobman1235

BaggedLancer wrote:

I took the NRA safety class today in MA. This week I will be applying for my LTC.

Shot a variety of .22 S&W revolver and semi-autos, was a blast......look foward to getting my license and going shooting on a weekly basis.

Hope you know someone in the police department. They don't give out LTCs very easily, especially to someone as young as you (no offense).

steveinaz

My "new" primary is my Remington 870 12 gauge, Glock 19 is my secondary.

tonyb

You guys must live in some rough neighborhoods to justify some of that firepower.Me...just 2 dogs that tell me when someone or something is by the house long before any handgun can.And that system works good when I am not home.....your handguns can't do that.:p

audiobliss

Since I'm 19 I obviously don't own any handguns...

But Dad carries a Glock in his work truck (don't ask me what kind....45 is all I remember), a Colt Mustang in his Suburban, and frequently carries a Smith & Wesson Airweight in his back pocket. That or a small little Berretta...the one where the end of the barrel pops up. Don't know what that one's called, either.

As for home defense...I don't know. All the rifles and shotgun are locked up in the safe...in the garage. Those aren't doing any good for home defense. I guess the S&W Airweight, Berretta, or Mom's small snub-nosed Colt revolver would have to do the trick.

Demiurge

Gotta love it when people talk about the precise location and the complete contents of their arsenal on the internet.

BaggedLancer

bobman1235 wrote:

Hope you know someone in the police department. They don't give out LTCs very easily, especially to someone as young as you (no offense).

Yep, I know plenty. Should have no problem. But you're right though, I am VERY young for an class A LTC and even the people I know might not be able to help me.

Demiurge

Mass has age discrimination on CCW for adults?

BaggedLancer

Demiurge wrote:

Mass has age discrimination on CCW for adults?

Pretty much. The first thing the NRA instructor said to us, "Be advised, despite it being your right to own a firearm, Massachusetts does not want you to have one."

State is about as liberal as they come....from what I hear MA and CA are the two hardest states to get firearms licenses in.

bobman1235

Well, an FID is technically a "shall issue." So you can get a license to own a small capacity rifle as long as you aren't a criminal and are over 18. Beyond that, licenses for high capacity rifles and any handguns are at the discretion of the chief of police. He doesn't even need to give a reason for denying you.

The whole classification system is so stupid anyways. Plus, a Class A, which is "high capacity handguns", has different classifications, including things like "hunting", "competition", and the coveted "all lawful purposes" tha tis essentially the LTC. Usually even if they approve you to have a class A, you're limited in what you're allowed to use it for.

audiobliss

Just what does LTC stand for? I've only ever heard of a CCW.

bobman1235

LTC = License to Carry.

I'm pretty sure it's the same as CCW in spirit.... but Massachusetts doesn't do anything the same as everyone else! Remember, we're a COMMONWEALTH, not a state! :rolleyes:

jdhdiggs

ct602 wrote:

Funny, my first post on this forum is firearm related not A/V related.
ct602

And yet you found an 18 month old thread, thanks...

audiobliss

bobman1235 wrote:

LTC = License to Carry.

I'm pretty sure it's the same as CCW in spirit.... but Massachusetts doesn't do anything the same as everyone else! Remember, we're a COMMONWEALTH, not a state! :rolleyes:

I gotcha, thanks.

Demiurge

bobman1235 wrote:

Well, an FID is technically a "shall issue." So you can get a license to own a small capacity rifle as long as you aren't a criminal and are over 18. Beyond that, licenses for high capacity rifles and any handguns are at the discretion of the chief of police. He doesn't even need to give a reason for denying you.

The whole classification system is so stupid anyways. Plus, a Class A, which is "high capacity handguns", has different classifications, including things like "hunting", "competition", and the coveted "all lawful purposes" tha tis essentially the LTC. Usually even if they approve you to have a class A, you're limited in what you're allowed to use it for.

So wait, you need a license to own a handgun in Massivejewshits? Wow, am I reading that right? I thought it was bad here where we couldn't even get CCW, despite it being directly in conflict with our state Constitution.

There's no such thing as a high-cap rifle or handgun. It's all about the magazine or clip, depending on the weapon. Hi-Cap mags are banned in many states, but I didn't know they were classifying certain guns as hi-cap on their own.....

My new Springfield Armory XD .45 ACP 5" Tactical Bi-Tone factory mags hold 13+1 in the chamber. They also sell Lo-Cap mags, though.

BaggedLancer

Demiurge wrote:

So wait, you need a license to own a handgun in Massivejewshits? Wow, am I reading that right? I thought it was bad here where we couldn't even get CCW, despite it being directly in conflict with our state Constitution.

There's no such thing as a high-cap rifle or handgun. It's all about the magazine or clip, depending on the weapon. Hi-Cap mags are banned in many states, but I didn't know they were classifying certain guns as hi-cap on their own.....

My new Springfield Armory XD .45 ACP 5" Tactical Bi-Tone factory mags hold 13+1 in the chamber. They also sell Lo-Cap mags, though.

Handguns in MA are only allowed max 10 rounds(9 in the clip, 1 in the chamber)

Basically you need a license to walk down the street in MA. Well not really, but you get the idea.

go to www.mass.gov and read the firearm license stuff. I think you will be QUITE suprised.

dkg999

The SA XD platform is very nice! Now which gun safe in what location do you keep that

bobman1235

Demiurge wrote:

So wait, you need a license to own a handgun in Massivejewshits? Wow, am I reading that right? I thought it was bad here where we couldn't even get CCW, despite it being directly in conflict with our state Constitution.

There's no such thing as a high-cap rifle or handgun. It's all about the magazine or clip, depending on the weapon. Hi-Cap mags are banned in many states, but I didn't know they were classifying certain guns as hi-cap on their own.....

My new Springfield Armory XD .45 ACP 5" Tactical Bi-Tone factory mags hold 13+1 in the chamber. They also sell Lo-Cap mags, though.

You need a license to own ANY FIREARM, not just a handgun. "Anyone" can get a license to own a rifle or shotgun, but to own anything else you need to go through the chief of Police for your town, and to be allowed CARRY is far less likely.

I'm pretty sure there's minimum JAIL sentences of like 2 years for anyoen who even owns any kind of firearm without a license.

Or, you could drive one hour north, to the land of "Live Free or Die," where you can own any firearm your little heart desires, and it's simple paperwork to be allowed to CCW... yet there's so much less crime up in NH. But... that doesn't make any sense! They are allowed to have GUNS! Guns CAUSE crime!!

MA politicians are still scratching their boozed-up heads on that one, I'm sure.

Demiurge

This isn't meant as a put down on your state, because ours is **** too, in that regard, but why on earth do you live there? If it didn't mean upheaving a crapload of jobs and trying to move an entire business I wouldn't be here.

It's really scary when the government is telling you that you can't own a weapon to protect yourself. How does MA get around the right to keep and bear arms? It's like they're making you criminals before you commit a crime.

Frustrating...