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I've been pretty satisfied with my last audio upgrades, and am content with my new road bike, so I decided to drop some money on hobby #3. First time I've seen a PPS in grey, so I had to get it.
I'm thinking of getting into the hobby. My only concern is that I live in an apartment. Do most complexes have rules against guns?
I'm looking to collect handguns as well as keeping one as a means of home protection. What all do I have to do to own my first? Meanwhile, I'll look up the local gun club.
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Others can give you guidance on handguns better than I as my focus is on shotguns.
However, if you live in an apartment complex, I would certainly only look at the smallest calibers for a home defense gun. I would be most worried about a bullet going through a wall and hurting someone in an adjacent room.
Others can give you guidance on handguns better than I as my focus is on shotguns.
However, if you live in an apartment complex, I would certainly only look at the smallest calibers for a home defense gun. I would be most worried about a bullet going through a wall and hurting someone in an adjacent room.
That is a very large concern of mine. Aren't certain bullets that can be used that will not likely penetrate the walls?
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That is a very large concern of mine. Aren't certain bullets that can be used that will not likely penetrate the walls?
State law and local ordinances govern your right to purchase and possess firearms; private apartment complexes should have nothing to do with it. You need at least a .35 caliber handgun (.38Spl/.357Mag/9mm) with modern jacketed hollowpoint ammunition (115gr-140gr bullet weight) and good shot placement to effectively stop a determined adversary. Put all your rounds center mass of your adversary and you won't have to worry about them going through common walls.
It is my usual advice to folks that if they are unable or unwilling to defend themselves with their hands/feet/teeth and anything just laying around that they should not go to a firearm for self defense. The goblin will just take it away and use it on you. See if you can find a copy of Jeff Cooper's "Principles of Self Defense" at a local gunstore, read it, get your mind right, and see all you can do for your own security before you arm yourself further. Think about a nonlethal weapon (pepper spray/CN gas/club); you will need to have this option even if you have a firearm for situations which do not warrant lethal force.
All that said, quality semiautomatic .22LR rifle and/or pistol makes dandy first firearms. You can practice and master all your skills with inexspensive ammunition with firearms you will not outgrow and, in a pinch, they will serve to deter and even stop a dangerous adversary. Just keep shooting and don't stop to admire your work.
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