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terryg wrote:Count all rounds in all weapons and magazines on your walking person - not in vehicles. Don't count knives, tazers, pepper spray, or any other projectiles including thoughts of throwing your emptied weapon.
As with firepower, you can't have too much because you don't have to use it all, but you sure can have too little.jbirds1210 wrote:My always gun (off duty) is a Glock 26 with one extra mag. Between my belt and emergency bag in my passenger seat on duty, I carry enough ammunition to hide under the pile of brass and shotgun hulls should things go badly.
Jason
I won't argue the above, but when it's all said and done, this self-defense-claiming civiIian would not want to the one to have fired 3 x 3 (or 4, or 5) rounds around the bank parking lot.baldeagle wrote:From what I've read here, it's based on two things; tactical advantage and multiple assailants.alpmc wrote:Again, being very new to CC...........can anyone please explain why you might have a need to carry (30+) so much ammunition? I feel like I might be missing something.
Are there any stats posted anywhere on the net that shows data detailing the number of shots fired by a civilian in a justified self defense shooting?
Say, for example, you go to the ATM, and you notice three guys in a car. Next thing you know one gets out and comes toward you. You, being alert, prepare to draw, if necessary. He keeps coming, so you draw and warn him, "Stop or I will shoot!". He draws his gun and you fire. Based on training, you shoot three times, to ensure you get good hits and stop his progress. HIs two buddies jump out of the car and come at you, guns blazing. You have assumed a crouch position, to make a smaller target. You fire three shots at each of them and stop them. You're in shock. You can't remember how many shots you've fired. What if there's a second vehicle? So you drop the magazine and insert the second one. Then you scan for additional threats.
The last thing you want to do is run out of ammunition before you've neutralized all the threats that face you.
What if there's four guys? Five? How many shots will you have fired? Now do you wish you had carried a second magazine?
You carry multiple magazines because you don't know what the future holds and because you won't remember how many rounds you've already fired if you ever get in a gun fight.