"An event of this magnitude will dwarf all natural disasters experienced in this country."
No doubt.
No doubt.
What Do You Use For Home Defense?
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We moved east of Atlanta for Work and have the same considerations concerning our imagined worst days.
Back in the day, I knew I'd have civil defense assets available to help cover due to the nature of my job and it's role in national recovery... however, when you're not blue or no longer an asset yourself, you're just civilian and on your own. We plan a short term shelter in place with intermediate plan to bug out. We know 85% of the time we have successful prevailing winds, but once the groceries stores are stripped, or water fails it's not worth being in the way of all the people leaving city center and going everywhere else. Luckily, the elders I was responsible for have passed on, so we are far less roped down than just a couple years ago. (though I'd have much rather enjoyed their company these past few years...)
Raid Hornet defense. Seriously. Great range, great spread and effective. Nobody builds up a resistance to being hit in the face with hornet spray.
+1 (just to get it done for all the other folk like me who agree) 
Raid Hornet defense. Seriously. Great range, great spread and effective. Nobody builds up a resistance to being hit in the face with hornet spray.
Raid Hornet defense. Seriously. Great range, great spread and effective. Nobody builds up a resistance to being hit in the face with hornet spray.
Maybe I need to add this to my Louisville Slugger.
Raid Hornet defense. Seriously. Great range, great spread and effective. Nobody builds up a resistance to being hit in the face with hornet spray.
Is this non lethal to Humans? Can you tell me what's in it please.
Two Tabby Cats named Sophie and Oliver.
A gun in the hand is better, than a cop on the phone.
Raid Hornet defense. Seriously. Great range, great spread and effective. Nobody builds up a resistance to being hit in the face with hornet spray.
https://www.google.com/search?q=wasp+and+hornet+spray+self+defense
In those links I found what I was concerned about. It's a litigious world.
"Personal liability is likely to be significant for a person who deliberately sprays another person with a pesticide."
.... and - "When seconds count, the police are just minutes away!"
You would be in bigger trouble spraying someone with insecticide than shooting them with a 44 magnum.
I my state the law is clear.
The only option open to a CCW holder is lethal force. Rocks, lumber, OC, ASP, etc are all chargeable offenses, shooting is not
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OK I'll stick with my London slugger.
870 with 20 inch barrel. First round is less than lethal, second round is birdshot, rest are 00 buck. I pray that I will never have to use any of those rounds.
"Shooting to wound" is rife with civil suit potentials, particularly if serious disability results. In some jurisdictions, if you are not justified in killing someone, you are not justified in shooting them. A rubber bullet or "beanbag" round to the temple or eye socket can be fatal. Bird shot may not reliably kill someone, but at close range it may very well cause a fatal wound. Although "escalation of force" has some validity in non lethal modes of defense, once you inject a firearm into that continuum, you are using lethal force regardless of the type of ammo loaded in the gun with the possible exception of specifically modified firearms that use non lethal rounds only. YMMV greatly depending on your jurisdiction.
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Raid Hornet defense. Seriously. Great range, great spread and effective. Nobody builds up a resistance to being hit in the face with hornet spray.
Clearly you haven't watched the second season of Fargo.
If there is an intruder in my home I would rather protect my family with a gun vs. a can of bug spray. Thank goodness I still have that right.
Having had a lot of training in martial arts, self defense, etc. and living in a country where a firearm for defense is not an option, I'd say a field hockey stick would be my go-to, long before a baseball bat. The lighter weight makes it faster, but the thin edge gives it more impact force per square inch, which is what counts when whacking someone. The hooked end can also be used for grappling and controlling the bad guy.
Also, there is zero chance of missing a shot and accidentally killing your neighbor, children, a passerby, through a wall.
Personally, I also keep a Nepalese Kukri by the bed, but I really don't fancy the idea of explaining that one to the authorities should I ever be unlucky enough to need it. A field hockey stick, like a bat if you are in the USA, is pretty easy to legitimize.
Also, there is zero chance of missing a shot and accidentally killing your neighbor, children, a passerby, through a wall.
Personally, I also keep a Nepalese Kukri by the bed, but I really don't fancy the idea of explaining that one to the authorities should I ever be unlucky enough to need it. A field hockey stick, like a bat if you are in the USA, is pretty easy to legitimize.
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