Hey everyone,
I'm in the process of buying my first handgun for home defense.
What are some things you would recommend I purchase to complement the gun in terms of maintenance, storage, and other must-haves or even nice-to-haves?
Already on my list is a carrying case, fire-proof safe, dummy rounds for dry-fire practice, and a good pair of ear plugs for the range. Not sure if I should throw in a speed-loader with that or not. I feel like I'm missing some stuff, hence this post.
For the future, I plan to build the gun out. I have already decided on purchasing an optics-ready pistol, so I can throw a red-dot on it down the line, and also a light.
Looking forward to your responses, cheers!
A book covering your local gun laws. :)
This should be higher. Lawful self defense in most of the US requires innocence, imminence, reasonableness, proportionality, and sometimes avoidance. If your state has no castle doctrine, this can mean if someone is only stealing things from you, there's nothing you can do to them but yell.
There's nothing you can say to the police that can't also be said by your lawyer. There are tons of things that if you say them, you can get yourself prosecuted even with no crime. Tell them (don't ask, don't hint) that you want your lawyer, and you are invoking your right to silence, then be silent.
Do not talk to the cops. "Anything you say can AND WILL be used AGAINST YOU."
Long version, best 45 minutes you can spend today:
https://youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE
Short version? Same message in 1 minute:
https://youtu.be/6EI_RYIEtrg
Good call. I plan to show both videos to my kids when they're old enough.