On Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 10:24:35AM -0800, Volokh, Eugene wrote: > Can anyone please point me to a good discussion of the > advantages and disadvantages of shotguns vs. handguns for self-defense? > The more specific the cite, the better. Many thanks,
Unfortunately, I don't have a cite for this one. When I took my classes to be certified as an instructor by the NRA, the instructor said that the chances of someone dieing when shot by: handgun 50% rifle 70% shotgun 90% Obviously those are very rough values. They suggest that shooting an assailant with a handgun would be more likely to leave the assailant alive. Does anyone on the list have more accurate data with a better provenance Eugene could use? Also, it has occured to me if you must call the police with a weapon in one hand to cover the bad guy and a phone in the other, a handgun is a lot safer than a shotgun. I've tested this on the range with empty weapons, and prefer the handgun. (Hint: put the phone down, and use your free hand to dial.) Safer here means both preventing accidental discharges, and being able to hit the suspect if necessary. -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB
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