You do realize animals don't shoot back when hunting right? Where's the stress? You get to take all the time in the world to aim your shot and then squeeze the trigger, sometimes you miss your opportunity and sometimes you don't. Home invaders or other evil-doers on the street do, and when in a situation as stressful as a shootout with another human being accuracy tends to drop dramatically, (there are national statistics amd experts who have spoken about this trend) hence 7 shots versus the possible 10 you could have had can mean the difference between life and death.
Whining? I am making things better for myself and family. My ex works at the courthouse. She's not going anywhere. I've been working at the machine shop for over 21 years. The last 14 as the supervisor. I've been working at the FD for the last 8 and 13 years as a volunteer FF. My kids started going to private school last year because there is no way in hell I'll send my 13 yr old daughter to school with a bunch of punks that think with their dicks. Ebonics is their first language and their goal in life is to work for Popeyes or drive a tractor. I work over 100 hrs a week between fd and the shop to make sure my ex doesn't move off with my kids thus making it harder for me to see them. If I don't want my taxes to fund terrorists and bums or pay for an abortion. That's my right and I don't think it's right for some damn politician to tell me I have to fund that bullshit. If a someone can afford alcohol and drugs, they can afford their own food. If they can spread their legs or get a hard on then they can pay for their own abortion. If you don't want to buy health insurance. Fine. Take the gamble and let the hospitals work it out. Our military should be protecting our own borders. If some po dunk country wants to riot and kill each other in the street, let them deal with it. The biggest problem with this country is politicians, voted in by uninforned voters, forcing their ideas down the throats of the populace.
The stress comes when you shoot an animal and your shot is not a kill shot. The body releases massive doses of adrenaline to a) fight the pain and b) enhance the remaining fight or flight capabilities. If there is one thing I do not need is advice about shooting. I was in the military for six years and qualified as an expert marksman all six years I was in. Because of my military experience I can indeed verify that the vast majority of regular citizens are not mentally or physically prepared to shoot another human being, and if placed in the position of doing so, they are likely to misfire out of fear, plain and simple. To suggest that this alone is justification for allowing larger magazines is absurd. I would submit that the intruder is just as likely to flee the scene when you start firing as they are if they are actually wounded.
I used to know several guys like yourself, been there done that and have a tale bigger and better than anyone elses... that being the case, you would or should know, whether hunting or warding off intruders... you do not shoot to wound, you shoot to kill. You never point a weapon at something you do not intend to kill. Shoot and wound an intruder and you'll likely lose everything you own in his disability hearing. But being an authority on everything you surely know all that. Also, people who are trained in weapon use, police, miltary and others have all suffered from the drop in accuracy in shootouts... it's not just a trend of regular citizens or the mentally unprepared.
Sounds like you probably know more about shooting than me. I guess you just lose focus from time to time. I see your point but with me it's different. If a SOB has the audacity to come into my home and try to harm mine, I want to take him out. That's why you hear 2 in the heart and one to the head. Finish it right there. That's along the lines I'm thinking. For one thing, if someone comes into your house to harm you, I feel they shouldn't have any "rights". I'm going to be the judge and jury. Why should I have to go hire one for some azzhole's wrong doing.
have you ever killed someone? I don't know what your statement regarding my knowing everything is supposed to mean. I've never claimed to know everything. You brought up the issue and I rebutted the statement you made because it was incorrect. I hardly see how that makes me a one-upper. If your own inadequacies make you feel that way then I'm sorry you don't have a higher regard for yourself.
I don't know you so I have no idea what you know about shooting. I consider myself an above average marksman, which in the grand scheme of things isn't that special. I did indeed qualify as an expert during my time in the military but so did a lot of other guys. I cannot tell you how you should defend your own home. If I read in the news that someone broke into lsutiga's house and that you killed them I would likely reply, "well, I guess they got what they had coming..." That said, I don't take that approach. If killing was necessary to protect my family then so be it. But if rebuffing the attack keeps them from harm, I would consider that successful as well. I'm not siding with criminals but I also do not believe you need a large capacity magazine to protect your home.....to get back to the original subject.
