@ armoredman: Good to know that at least one state has common sense laws for this. That looks like a very well-phrased statute for the issue.
As for needing X rounds and only having Y, that can be extrapolated out forever. You never know how many shots or what caliber you might need to deal with a given situation. What happens if you get surrounded by multiple assailants? What happens if you're pinned in the corner of a room trading shots from behind cover? What if the enemy has a kevlar vest? Does this mean I need to carry an AK-47 everyday to feel safe? No, it means I can't expect to address every possible self-defense scenario with my EDC weapon. I can pick a gun that's capable of handling the most likely scenarios and hope I never get attacked by a small army with rifles and body armor shooting at me from 100 yards from behind cover.
Maybe you don't consider it inconvenient, but most people do. If some guy thinks it's convenient to carry an SBR in his pants, does that mean the rest of the world needs to start packing one? Most people will maximize their rate of carry by choosing a small gun, thereby satifying the first rule of gunfighting. If you don't feel inconvenienced by carrying a full-size pistol, you're ahead of the game but don't expect everyone to follow suit.smince said:I don't find carrying a near-service sized gun of adequate power and rounds to be 'inconvenient'
Needing more than five rounds and only having a J-frame in the pocket would be inconvenient.
As for needing X rounds and only having Y, that can be extrapolated out forever. You never know how many shots or what caliber you might need to deal with a given situation. What happens if you get surrounded by multiple assailants? What happens if you're pinned in the corner of a room trading shots from behind cover? What if the enemy has a kevlar vest? Does this mean I need to carry an AK-47 everyday to feel safe? No, it means I can't expect to address every possible self-defense scenario with my EDC weapon. I can pick a gun that's capable of handling the most likely scenarios and hope I never get attacked by a small army with rifles and body armor shooting at me from 100 yards from behind cover.