Followed and chased this morning by stranger.

[LoveEcho]

Originally Posted by codmaster

How about a knife - wouldn't "you stab to kill" if you ever need to use it? I would!

This is an excellent point! I've never thought of it that way... I personally would, and I carry and handgun wherever I go.

As for mace...it is illegal in some places, but that's definitely the kind of thing where you use first, answer questions later... you're not going to kill the guy, if he's close enough to use it chances are there is definitely malicious intent, and you MIGHT get a fine... it's not like you'll get slapped with jail time.

A friend of mine is a CO and he gave me "correctional use only" mace... I don't know if it's super strong or what, but it's a **** of a lot easier to carry while I go running than having a pistol in the holster that tucks into the waistband on the back of my pants.

[KentuckyGSDLover]

Originally Posted by Dainerra

Honestly, if you are just going to shoot someone in the leg, you have no business pulling the gun.

I agree 100% with that statement. The only circumstances I'd shoot a person was feeling my life was in imminent danger and when I shot, I'd shoot to kill. When I recommend CCW, that also goes with the training and practice for it.

Whether you get in trouble for defending yourself or not depends really which state you live in. Many of the "castle law" states are downright tired of criminals' lawsuits and don't tolerate them.

Recently here in Kentucky, a man broke into a woman's house and she actually took his gun from him and shot him with his own gun. Scary, but you must admit it's a bit amusing. The fact that she was ex-Navy may have helped considerably.