"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
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I wouldn't use a .223 for close in shooting people in a populated setting.
I'd use a 38 or 9 mm.

Both are great cartridges for urban defense. Neither had enough penetration
to go through walls (windows are another story), and both will stop
assailants provided you shoot them frequently enough, or until they go down.

I've always figured I'd be in court someday, with the dialog going something
like this:

Prosecutor: "Sir, the forensics report says that you shot the man 12 times.
Why did you shoot him a dozen times?"

Me: "With a full magazine and one in the chamber, sir, that's all the gun
holds."

Max