"DSK" wrote
Scotty wrote:
In the SHTF situation that Loco is talking about, I'd worry
about staying alive first and lawsuits much later.

Understood. But there is no disaster so bad that the lawyers
will be permanently gone.

If you save your home from looters during a disaster, and
lose it to a lawsuit soon after, what good did you do?


That's a point that cannot be overemphasized. Massad Ayoob has written several
books on the subject and I harp on it whenever I teach a firearms class.
Remember, the only LEGAL reason for using deadly force is that you *believe*
that your (or a loved one's) life is endangered and that you will have to prove
that. Simple robbery is not enough. So make it easy to prove - to police,
prosecutors and a jury if necessary. Make sure any/all witnesses believe that
you acted out of justifiable fear. Tell police "that murderer forced me to
shoot him. I was so scared". That's hard to pull off if you just happened to
whack him, and the kid in the next block, with a military style weapon. A pump
shotgun suitable for skeet shooting or a lever action 30-30, is alot easier to
explain than a military rifle.