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With all the lawlessness that's presently going on, I say forgo the Rescue-Hawks and bring in the Cobras.<img src=newicons/saevil.gif border=0 align=middle>

Hell, just give the Pave Hawks the door gunners (and accompanying armament) that they carry on SAR missions. 7.62 miniguns and .50 cals would do a number on anyone who decided to fire...

"The more you sweat in peacetime, the less you bleed in war."

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Stinger, apparently a LOT of these folks are being shipped down TX way, you might be needed right where you are very soon to help "manage" the influx.<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size=2 id=quote>
That's the truth. Stinger and I live in Arlington (between Dallas & Ft. Worth) and one of my co-workers that lives in Dallas said today that there are already large crowds of people that have been bussed into Irving (to temporarily reside in Texas Stadium - Cowboys' homefield) and Dallas. From the looks of things, they've been <u>literally</u> bussed in and dropped off.

What's worse is the majority of them brought their "ill-gotten gains" with them, and are now pawning the stolen crap off to get some cash for who knows what.

One of my other co-workers and I got to thinking: what happens when these people, with no possessions and no more money, run out of stuff to sell?

As much as I feel genuine sorrow for the majority of the people affected by this, one of the most awfully devastating natural disasters ever seen, my thoughts are now translating over to the safety of my family and personal property. It's a shame that I'm now thinking that I'm gonna need more than my 20-gauge at home, but in light of the ignorant things that some desperate people have been doing lately (looting, suicides, stealing lifeboats, shooting at rescue helicopters/workers), I don't know what the hell to expect.

Any suggestions on quick, cheap, reliable firearms for self-defense? I'm thinking at least .45 (and I think I should probably peruse the Firearms forum, if not begin a new thread there altogether).

Steering this thread back into course, looters suck. I honestly can't believe what the hell I've been seeing and hearing.

"The first thing you learn in life is you're a fool. The last thing you learn is you're the same fool."
- Ray Bradbury

Hard to go wrong with a good 12 gauge pump.

<b>There are two kinds of soldiers.
Snipers...and targets.</b>
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only problem with a pump is "short shucking" in a stressfull situation. With no training time I would go with an auto loader.
If you need to have a pistol the only prob with .45 is you are usually limited to 7rnds 10rnds with an extended mag.

A 9mm MAY expand, but a 45 will NEVER shrink!

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An autoloader is harder to clear, and well, they cost a LOT more money.

KF does not strike me as an incompetent untrained moron.(well, ok...maybe he's a moron) <img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle>

<b>There are two kinds of soldiers.
Snipers...and targets.</b>
<img src="http://www.creedmoorsports.com/images/SA9121-M21.JPG" border=0>

I'll disregard that statement...

As for short-shucking, haven't done it on my 20-gauge Remington pump, either dove hunting or at the trap/skeet range. Though I can't really say that skeet or dove are considered "high-stress situations."

Anyway, I'm talking more along the lines of a pistol than a shotgun or rifle. I think I just need to start looking again... don't really remember what I liked when I was wanting to get one a year or two ago.

"The first thing you learn in life is you're a fool. The last thing you learn is you're the same fool."
- Ray Bradbury

.45 is hard to go wrong with.

Let us know what you end up with.

<b>There are two kinds of soldiers.
Snipers...and targets.</b>
<img src="http://www.creedmoorsports.com/images/SA9121-M21.JPG" border=0>