Guns under the mattress makes it too lumpy
i was assigned to canada during early 2000s, and worked closely with colleagues from the atf and other law enforcement agencies. according to joint atf-rcmp studies from that time, the majority of firearms used in canadian criminal acts were stolen from lawful canadian gun owners, not smuggled north in exchange for southbound drugs, which was a distant #2 source.
there have been some terrible stories of peaceable and lawabiding canadian homeowners being prosecuted for using a firearm to protect themselves during a violent home invasion.
it is vital to know the law and prevailing political climate when lawfully possessing a firearm, even for self defense at home.
Statistics Canada does not have data on “crime guns,” but it does collect information about the guns used in homicides involving firearms. They have statistics on how many legal guns are used in homicide and how many accused own firearms legally. But, they do not publish it.
To find out, I submitted a series of Special Requests to Statistics Canada.
How many firearms used in homicide were registered?
How many were registered to the accused?
How many were diverted from legal owners (either by theft or straw purchase)?
For a firearm used in homicide to have been diverted from a legal owner it must have been purchased legally [which implies being registered] and then used by another person who does not have a firearm licence. There are relatively few instances of this.
Between 2007-2016, StatsCan reports that only 5% of the firearms involved in homicides were registered and used by someone other than the legal owner to commit murder — this percentage includes thefts as well as straw purchases.
Note, all firearms were required to be registered from 2003 to 2012, so that these statistics include long guns as well as handguns.
The bulk of registered murder weapons are handguns. Long guns account for less than 1% of the registered firearms in firearms homicide during this time period.
Another 5% of firearms used in homicide were registered to the accused, leaving 90% of firearms used in homicide never having been in the system.
Where did they come from?
In many states, robbery (2nd degree or worse) is defined as a violent felony. I wonder what states don't think armed robbery can't be met with lethal force, especially in your own home? Here, the laws says lethal force is justified, but most likely not if you blasted someone through an outside door, unless they were blasting bullets towards you through the front or back door. But if it was a door deep inside your house (ie, robber is chasing you through the house to harm you), then it would be justified. Even if someone broke in to your house, many states have the castle doctrine which allows you to protect yourself within your own house with deadly force if deemed necessary. Someone can kill you by simply grabbing a big knife out of the kitchen or some other object in the house.If you can’t see the person on the other side of the door, how do you know that they’re intending to rob you?
Further, in many states, you can’t use lethal force to defend property, so, even if they were there to rob you, shooting them isn’t justified.
Finally, and this is really important, people have shot and killed what they thought was a threat through a door. In at least some of the cases, the shooter went to jail for a very long time, because the drunk teenager who walked up to the wrong house was NOT a threat and the court called the shooting murder.
You must be certain of your target, and you must be certain that lethal force is justified, before sending a round down range.
It's always good for anyone owning a gun to read up on the gun laws in their state, especially the areas defining the use of a firearm for self defense. Of course the first thing to always consider is to avoid pulling the trigger if that's logically possible. But if the situation becomes where there is no other alternative than to protect yourself with deadly force, the law will most likely protect you from prosecution unless the state has some ridiculous gun laws.The flip side is that some of us do not care about the law, if it prevents us from defending ourselves. This is not to say we do not do our due diligence to comply with lawful laws, but rather that going to trial beats doing to the cemetery every time. If you're worried about the law when you shoot someone...maybe the shooting could have been avoided? It doesn't seem as necessary when worded like so?
It's always good for anyone owning a gun to read up on the gun laws in their state, especially the areas defining the use of a firearm for self defense. Of course the first thing to always consider is to avoid pulling the trigger if that's logically possible. But if the situation becomes where there is no other alternative than to protect yourself with deadly force, the law will most likely protect you from prosecution unless the state has some ridiculous gun laws.
IMO, anything a police officer can do to protect his life or the life of other people should also be allowed for any upstanding, law abiding citizen. They are all humans with the right to protect themselves.
Pretty sure that's what Steve McQueen's character bought at the store in The Magnificent Seven.DOUBLE AUGHT
That's a good way to think about it. I've researched the NJ gun laws extensively. In NJ we don't have the castle doctrine but we have the right to self-defense.It's always good for anyone owning a gun to read up on the gun laws in their state, especially the areas defining the use of a firearm for self defense. Of course the first thing to always consider is to avoid pulling the trigger if that's logically possible. But if the situation becomes where there is no other alternative than to protect yourself with deadly force, the law will most likely protect you from prosecution unless the state has some ridiculous gun laws.
IMO, anything a police officer can do to protect his life or the life of other people should also be allowed for any upstanding, law abiding citizen. They are all humans with the right to protect themselves.
You realize the M&P shield is literally the same, right?
That baddie would never save you. It would be stuck in the frame head to foot!View attachment 41585I use this under the mattress ,but it is a little annoying.
Hi Ws6.Depends. If it were me, I'd send about 15 rounds through that door at said sound. If it were someone else, maybe they'd run off. It's a gamble. Many people have some odd mental block against shooting through walls/doors. Cover vs. concealment, though...American buildings are concealment, by and large.