Any Use Plastic Bullets for Home Defense?

[RobinGoodfellow]

It seems that I recall stories of prosecutors charging homeowners in these situations when the homeowner fired a warning shot. The argument is, if you fired a warning shot, you must not have thought your life was in danger, so you committed an assault with a deadly weapon.

And while I'm sure no prosecutor in California would do such a thing (rolls eyes), I can see a similar argument against using plastic bullets. If you're not so afraid that you must kill the intruder to save your life (or your family's), you probably shouldn't be shooting.

Of course, IANAL, and YMMV.

[infringed711]

That's true. And dead people can't raise their children, or find a cure for diseases, or do any of the things that the person killing them, because that person felt their life was worth another's, can do. When one even considers killing another person he/she needs to have exhausted all the other possible solutions.

This kind of casual attitude towards killing with guns is the one of the reasons anti-gun people are so concerned.

Literally none of what you said matters to me, why should my life be ruined for protecting myself from an ******* who broke into my house and threatens my safety and that of my family's. Also my life and my family's are worth more than the scumbag who's breaking into my house. It's not casual, it's dead ****ing serious, if someone threatens my family I'm going to kill them and I really won't feel bad about it

[robert101]

If you plan on defending yourself with a 308 rifle, potentially non-lethal bullet, and relegated to a single shot, then these rounds are for you. I'm not seeing the allure. I think priorities are better placed on stopping the deadly threat first with viable self defense ammunition.

[starsnuffer]

I keep a stash of them just incase my home is invaded by rabid zombie lego men. Other than that, and some old 308 plastic training ammo for plinking with the FAL, no.

Um, that is the plastic european training ammo that was used back in the 70's and stuff. It really isn't that accurate but it's fun if you want to let 5 year olds shoot your FAL or HK91 at the range.

-W

[Kodemonkey]

"Your Honor, he used lethal undetectable plastic bullets that were designed for military use only and killed poor little Johnny - We are asking for 10 million in our wrongful death suit..."

Tell him what he wins if he uses it in conjunction with a "Ghost Gun"....