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Originally Posted by Teuthida
It's the whole torso liquefying thing that bothers me. Checked out a video for the Taurus. Ouch. Perhaps its just me but if you really must have a gun, number one it would be used to scare someone off, and number two you shoot to injure and not kill...thus taking the time to learn how to use your killing device. Happen to know the statistics of unarmed vs armed break-ins? A shotgun to the chest of a kid trying to nick your Xbox is a bit harsh.
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No offense Teuth, but I'm going to chalk that up to you not having a family or a home of your own yet. Trust me, if you think someone has broken into your home the last thing your worried about is aiming to injure. If I have to shoot, I want that person to blow to pieces. I can't assume the intent on the intruder and anyone would be stupid to do so.
That said, the one time I thought someone broke into my house my first reaction was to first announce that I had a gun and then I told the non-existent intruder that if they left now nothing would happen. (A branch broke a window)
After I waited and didn't hear anyone leaving, I headed down stairs to check things out. I was never so scared in my life and I definitely would not have the capacity to rationally "aim to wound" regardless of training with the weapon (I am trained with guns, BTW, over 20 hours total). At the time, I felt completely helpless: "What if he has a gun?" was all I was thinking and I raced to the kitchen to grab a knife before exploring any further.
Bottom-line: If someone breaks into my house I assume they are threatening my safety and the safety of those I love. If I see someone I shoot to hit the target, and STOP the target, and I want a weapon that will make it difficult to fail at that goal.
If someone doesn't want to get shot then they shouldn't invade someone else's home. Thieves should be well aware of the risks they take.