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It was full auto in the TV Movie . In real life , it was a standard Mini -14 .

Both , seriously . Different dynamic. While a parking facility inherently has characteristics of a Transition Zone , * You * weren't transitioning. You were there for a shift / patrol . Uniformed presence , will have two opposing effects . Small percentage, buy greater than zero ...

Cool , the * Retired , and rarely go anywhere * lifestyle. Definitely extends vehicle replacements. Meanwhile, l do +/- 400 mi week just strictly job related . Plus travel to gun shows , etc on weekends. Mrs Biggfoot is 50 mile round trip to work. But Littlefoot44 ( previously known as...

Or , flip side , you're doubling your " occasions of exposure " . Regional environments change , and local contexts vary . I suppose some places , 'jackers are essentially generic muggers who steal car keys instead of wallets . But that's different from Professional Carjacking Specialists...

Last island , closest to entrance/ exit , has the Most traffic passing in close proximity.

Urban , suburban , even rural -ish . ALL ( ok 90 % of stations containing 98% of total pumps ) stations are 8 to 16 pumps , with attached store / restaurant. Mayberry style 2 pump , 2 service bay gas stations have been economically unviable for 20 plus years . At any given moment., there...

In my parts , all you need to face multiple BG , is to buy gas . SOP for carjacking is for 2 or 3 guys to pop out of slow moving ( stolen) getaway vehicle with guns in hand .

In my parts , all you need to face multiple BG , is to buy gas . SOP for carjacking is for 2 or 3 guys to pop out of slow moving ( stolen) getaway vehicle with guns in hand .

True . I'll even go farther , that the absolute most important, is the first solid hit of the engagement. For that may well be only one . The rest of the inferences & conclusions , l will diverge.

Well, Yes & Not So Much . Yes , the big strides are in penetrating cars And subsequently somewhat performing . But this is more of an important thing for *some* but not all LE . Usually not common for General Public self defense. For Interpersonal Defense , the better of the back in...

Except when your boat capsizes . Which is almost a joke . But a good friend did have a fatal boat accident wearing a .45acp . ( The Autopsy couldn't definitely figure if boat capsized * because * he had heart attack, or boat capsized first , and then had heart attack in the water . )

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Not in Virginia there's not . There's a very convoluted difficult process for * Local Offices * , that won't directly remove them , but rather trigger a hearing in Circuit Court , to determine if the particular Local Officeholder should be removed from Office , for serious criminal acts ...

I thought that was WV ?

FWIW, don't care about the beach . For geographical druthers being within reasonable distance of mountains a plus . With a pension and savings , wage rates not an issue . Five years ago , giving thought to E. Tenn , but since then real estate has gotten as expensive as ( current location) .

The oldest l have carried is S&W Breaktop .38S&W , that was 117 y.o. at the time . Tight , accurate , point of aim . Ran 5 for 5 on 6 inch plate rack @ 17 yards .

If you mean an actual Old one , and not just the 1911 design . My #2 shooting & hunting partner for a while carried a 1911 ( not A1 ) . The only issue with that is not the vintage ones in decent origonal condition are valuable , and holster wear from daily wear is a $$ issue .

I don't have a link handy , but do a search for Taffin Tests .41 Special. ****************** Massively oversimplified take on .41 Spl . The original concept was .410 caliber, running at .38 Spl velocities . Try your prefered powders you use for 158gr .38 Spl , and fine tune for...

Didn't want to hijack Cedric's thread . Recently North / Northeast Alabama has popped on my horizon for retirement. Criteria include less taxes , more freedom, lower cost of living , four seasons, but less snow shoveling than ( current location ) . Good area , or am l overlooking...

I get it , that " hundreds" is a figure of speech. But sure , there are a Large Plethora of handguns that would be * at least reasonably suitable for Duty Use * . But for Departments , that's just part of it . A big part is the service & support from the Mfg / authorized LE Distributors...