Spieler
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In the Sept. issue of Combat Handguns Mas Ayoob interviews Miami lawyer Mark Seiden who is an adament proponent of using only box-stock guns for self defense. The argument is that if charges were brought against someone in a self-defense shooting that a (anti-gun, anti-self defense?) prosecutor COULD make an issue out of any modifications made to a weapon and use that against you in court. His view seems to be that lighter than factory triggers, exotic ammo and accessories and any disabling of safety features (ie. BHP mag disconnector!) are absolute non-nos and he closes with "...I have to tell you that a cocked and locked single-action autopistol is tough to defend in court."
So, my question is whether anyone here shares this view and carries only factory-stock self-defense gun(s)? Or for that matter, how much thought has anyone given to the prospects of facing a jury of their peers in the event that you are charged following a self-defense shooting?
I feel confident in my abilities to defend myself and my family with a firearm within the limits of the law, but must admit that the prospect of being arrested, charged and put on trial following a SD shooting, however remote, scares the heck out of me.
I normally carry a G17 and sometimes a Beretta M21A as CCW guns, both of which are stock factory with no modifications whatsoever. This stems more from me really not being much of a tinkerer and generally being satisfied with quality firearms as they come from the manufacturer, but perhaps it could also save me in court? Something to think about or just a bunch of bull? Tell me what you think.
Thanks
So, my question is whether anyone here shares this view and carries only factory-stock self-defense gun(s)? Or for that matter, how much thought has anyone given to the prospects of facing a jury of their peers in the event that you are charged following a self-defense shooting?
I feel confident in my abilities to defend myself and my family with a firearm within the limits of the law, but must admit that the prospect of being arrested, charged and put on trial following a SD shooting, however remote, scares the heck out of me.
I normally carry a G17 and sometimes a Beretta M21A as CCW guns, both of which are stock factory with no modifications whatsoever. This stems more from me really not being much of a tinkerer and generally being satisfied with quality firearms as they come from the manufacturer, but perhaps it could also save me in court? Something to think about or just a bunch of bull? Tell me what you think.
Thanks