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- From: craig@osf.org (Craig Peterson)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: Bad tactical position ( was Psychology in Defense)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.185528.3199@osf.org>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 22:32:48 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov18.193935.7695@ttinews.tti.com> hollombe@polymath.tti.com (The Polymath) writes:
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- #When he refuses to cooperate, I cock my gun and inform him: "This gun now
- #has a 2 oz. trigger pull. It will go off if I breathe on it. It's going
- #to stay that way 'til you lie down."
-
- This may not be the best of ideas.
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- If the perp gets shot you've opened yourself up to a civil suit which
- could end up costing hundreds of thousands of dollars.
-
- If the shoot is perfectly justified from a criminal standpoint, and
- the individual or his estate wants to come after you, your insurance,
- and your assets they will try and show that the shooting was
- accidental. A breath-light trigger most certainly would allow them to
- win.
-
- Many highly respected sources prefer a double-action only handgun for
- self defense. It is much harder to prove that the shooting could have
- been, or actually was, accidental.
-
- How much does the perp have on the line? How much do you have on the
- line? Given the opportunity they'll usually flee when confronted, and
- given an easy escape route.
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