I always carry factory defensive ammo that can easily be found on cop holsters. My practice reloads mimic my defensive ammo, and if that is all I had at the moment I would load them up without hesitation, Massad Ayoob notwithstanding.
This is HIGHLY location dependent. In my neck of the woods there have been several righteous shootings in the ten years that I have lived here and I can't recall any that resulted in a trial where the shooter defending his life ended up as the defendant.
Wherever you live in New York is likely...
Un-freaking believable.
Target throws us a major concession (don't wave your guns in our face and in our customer's faces and we don't have a problem with you being armed) and you want them to post their stores as no carry zones.
We are often our own worst enemy.
ETA: tell your buddy to...
Could you roust up a posse of like minded close friends that would be willing to sacrifice a week's vacation on your behalf?
With five or six of them in rotation you would have nearly 7 weeks (including your turn) of continuous presence in the home. You now have a two man team (wife and...
No guerrilla force ever won by going toe to toe with conventional military forces.
It's one thing when an oppressive military/police force does so far away from their homes. Their loved ones are safe. But what happens when your enemy has easy access to your loved ones?
I am an alumni of the United States Naval Academy. I don't recall ANY discussion pro or con on the subject of opening fire upon your own countrymen. It's been a while (26 years) but I haven't forgotten much of what happened and what I did during those four years.