SEMI-Auto Uzi for home protection
So I am thinking about getting something bigger than my grandfathers .38 special for home protection. I am trying to decide between a 12 gauge or a Semi auto Uzi.
thoughts?
thoughts?
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quote:Originally posted by 1911a1fan
uzi is a very bad choice, not only would it make you look bad in court, single handed accuracy is very poor, there are many lightweight hand guns that can hold equal amount of rounds if that's what your going after, and are far more accurate
And accuracy is "good" with a shotgun, single handed???
As for the issue of "looking bad in court," do NOT worry about that. Know your state's laws on the use of deadly force, but do not expect to have problems in a clear-cut self-defense shooting with someone accusing you of "wrong-doing" because the weapon you chose was "bad." Be more concerned about ending up dead because the weapon you chose was insufficient to stop an attacker.
(In your two choices, I'd say both are sufficient for self-defense. Although I think 9mm hollow-point ammunition is best for self-defense with a 9mm, and I'm not sure if the UZI functions reliably with hollow-points -- there are things like Geco BATs and Corbon's Pow-r-ball that would solve any hollow-point feeding issues if you chose the UZI.)
People who argue that a person needs to worry about using "bad" guns or ammunition in a self-defense situation because a prosecutor might "use that against them" after the fact, have usually been spending too much time reading silly gun magazines. For all practical purposes, the firearm/ammunition you choose to use in a self-defense situation will not play any role in any investigation to determine whether or not that self-defense action was legitimate.
Just the other week, on this forum, someone did show one case in AZ where there was some argument raised by a prosecutor about the firearm used by a defendant (who was claiming self-defense), so it is not completely unheard of, but, contrary to the "myth" some try to create, issues about the firearm you use are not going to be raised if you find yourself involved in a self-defense shooting.
The important thing is to know your state's laws. Some states require that you "retreat" even in you own home before using deadly force, so knowing what actions you can, or cannot, take is important when considering self-defense issues.0 -
12 gauge, definitely go with the 12 gauge. 0
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