how much ammo do you take along?

[KiLLaDaTa]

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my XDm .40 came with 2 mags and a 2 mag holder i upgraded the holster to something more secure and bought another mag to fill the empty hole in the mag holster thats 3 mags and 49 bullets when i put the an extraone in the pipe, too much? IAM confident enough and accurate enough and have practiced enough to easilyshoot a man sized targed at 25 yards in the chest. so do i need 49 bullets to take down one man attacking me 10-20 feet away- no could i do it with one mag, yes could i do it with half a mag... im sure i could.Would i bet my life on one mag that could fault? 2 mags? Not when i could carry 3 obviously its whatever you feel comfortable with, dont forget bad guys can have a bad friend or two along also. i never wonder if i bought enough ammo. Sleep easy!

Ryan

 

[Brass Magnet]

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Shotgun wrote:

Thanks JRM!

+1
Your input is quite appreciated!

I always wondered about the lawyers saying stuff like that in their closing arguments on TV. I know TV is always a bad example but since I've thankfully never found myself in a courtroom during a trial its the only exposure to it I've had.

 

[Nutczak]

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Shotgun wrote:

Nutczak wrote:

Captain Nemo wrote:

the last thing I want is to have the media paint me as a "Rambo" type. Words like; "He was walking around with a loaded firearm on his hip and carrying 34 rounds of ammunition".

How many rounds do the cops typically carry on them and in their guns?
So what is wrong with being equally equipped as law enforcement?

But as a general rule, using the same gun, ammo and holster as the police is not a bad way to go, since LEOs use tested and proven gear. Plus a prosecutor will have a difficult time making an issue of what you carry since it's the same stuff the police carry and shoot.

Exactly,
I am glad you understood my point. I am thinking back to when the city council in Madison outlawed what theyreferred to as"Barbed Bullets", apparentlythey saw a picture of a fully expanded gold-dot or talon. (typical LE round). and thought that type ofbullet was toopainful to shoot murderous thugs with.
After all, they are just trying to kill you, rape your dog, and steal your wife, you shouldn't need to shoot them with a bullet that looks so mean, right? <sarcasm

I do keep a spare mag in the truck within easy reach, but when I am on foot I just have the mag that is in the gun. I have yet to need to remove me gun from the case in this state while in my truck. But in FL I was forced to draw down on someone attempting to carjack me at knifepoint. He did not get my car that day, but he did get an extended stay at the graybar hotel in St. Lucie County.

 

[J.Gleason]

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jrm wrote:

Shotgun wrote:

Brass Magnet wrote:

Shotgun wrote:

Judges, not prosecutors instruct the jury.

Your right of course... couldn't the prosecution mention it during the trial or closing arguments if the judge didn't?

Sorry, I don't know. Maybe a lawyer will chime in with the answer.

You can't just "mention" something during the trial. That could net you a mistrial.

The attorneys know going in to closing arguments what the jury instructions are going to be (it's already been debated and ruled upon by the judge outside the presence of the jury). They therefore tailor there arguments to fit the anticipated jury instructions. They aren't permitted to tell the jury what the law is. Instead they say things like, "The judge will instruct you that X..." If the prosecutor attempts to say in closing that something is going to be in the jury instructions when he knows it will not be, he again may buy himself a mistrial, or even be found in contempt.

So lets say that Jesus Gonzalez's attorney brought the recent Chicago shooting to the attention of the jury in an attempt to cause a reasonable doubt, she would be looking at a mistrial? or Contempt?

 

[AaronS]

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Nutczak wrote:

But in FL I was forced to draw down on someone attempting to carjack me at knifepoint. He did not get my car that day, but he did get an extended stay at the graybar hotel in St. Lucie County.

Thank God for reason. Good guy drove back home, bad guy is in jail, and now on record. And best of all, no people were hurt. I can only hope that Bad guy did change his ways, or next time he might not make it to jail.

Ibelieve this is what happened to Jesus, I can only hope the "law" is able to see this also. I still have faith in the "law" I guess.

In my city, if more then one person comes at you to "mug" you, you only have seconds to think about what you are going to do. The two of them, have already talked about what they want to do to you. You are the fish. If the bad guys get the hook set, you are done. Answer me this. In a large city, if you mug a guy, would you leave a witness to tell the cops about you? You should never HAVE to be the fish. No legal Government in America would, or should, ever make you be "The Fish.

If you ask me (and I know you didn't), I would say that the Jesus case before Milwaukee today is very much like the warning that J.Gleason (the dot keeps me from PMing you), posted about the U.N. arms agreement. It'swhen your not looking, and don't "see" it, that your rights are taken away. Later, you turn around, and see that your rights are gone. Wisconsin, as a state, did this when we "first opened" and never looked back, until we had to. Now we need our gun rights confirmed, and now it is a fight.

I think the computer today is the same. If all we do is hit keys, with great banter, that is still all we will have done. My computer has a delete key, and I bet the anti protection people use it a lot.

Get out, enjoy the summer, and carry when you want.

My spelling is a product of your tax dollars at work...