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Originally posted by CPD SIG:
Yes, a pocket pistol/mouse gun is better than throwing rocks or harsh words.

BUT….

It better be enough gun!
Enough to make a bad guy *** in whatever mental and physical state *** stop what he’s doing quickly.

You want “immediate”?
Pick a shotgun or a rifle cartridge.

The situation-
More than likely (speaking from statistics) it’s going to be within 10 - 15 feet.
It’s going to happen in seconds. Sometimes you might see the bad guy coming, sometimes not. Sometimes the bad guy comes with friends. Sometimes they have guns way bigger than what you have in your pocket. Tell me THAT doesn’t change the situation!!!!

You’re with your wife, your kids, and older parent. Again, changing the situation- now you’re thinking about other people.

The gun, or “enough gun”-
Do you really want a .22 to be your only line of defense? On the other hand, I’ve seen a in-car camera from an incident about a dozen years ago where a bad guy took TWO high center mass hits from a .40 cal in a park. Bad guy ran over 100 yards after he was hit, still carrying the large knife before bad guy dropped dead. And a .40 caliber is a formidable round!

Yes, there’s places and climates here where toting around a P-226, 92F, or as slim as a 1911 or a BHP is, becomes a problem. So some are limited to a pocket rocket.

My advice is, do a little research about shootings and terminal ballistics. It’s an eye opener! I say this because some people have a weird expectation of what SHOULD happen versus what ACTUALLY happens. Whatever one decides on after that, a revolver, a semiautomatic, a sling shot: PRACTICE! Then when you get comfortable, PRACTICE some more.