r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Jun 06 '22

Weekly Politics Thread

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '22 edited Jun 07 '22

The arm is a better shot in that situation, but in reality if they don't have a weapon they're probably going to run away very quickly when they see you with a gun. My argument is there isn't really a situation where you would want to shoot them in the leg. Because logically you'd only shoot if you had too. Why would I shoot them in the leg if I wasn't 100% sure I had to? Like I'd only be shooting if they reached for something or I could see a weapon. Basically I'm saying the only situation where you should be shooting you're going to want to kill them. An unarmed burglar is very very unlikely to rush you provided you keep adequate distance between you and them (ie under no circumstances walk towards them). But really they're far more likely to run away then fight, and make sure you position yourself in such a place where they have that opportunity never put yourself between them and any possible escape route. Really the best thing to do and what I do is keep a fully charged go pro with my home defense firearm. Basically a body cam to prove my innocence. But then again this is all based on my situation which is on the second floor of a house where it's pretty easy to keep distance. Oh and another thing is if you shoot someone in the leg expect to be sued for everything you own after they're permanently crippled for life and lose function in one leg unless you lived in AB which passed a law preventing that