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Link: Should Your EDC Be A Throw-Away Gun?
The fact is, if you are involved in a self-defense shooting, say goodbye to your pistol.
The police are just doing their job, and one of their tasks is to collect evidence; ergo, your gun ends up in an evidence bag. Typically, the police will hold your firearm for a specified period until the investigation is completed.
If you are cleared and no charges have been filed, you can expect to get your gun back. Maybe. There is no set timeframe for returning your gun to you. Every state is different. But your gun will be logged as evidence.
Since I started to conceal carry—about the time Glock Gen3 pistols were introduced—I decided to be on the throw-away side of the fence. Both my EDC and pickup truck guns are throw-away guns...
The author makes some decent points, but I disagree with him. Unless you live in, or routinely travel thru a high-crime area, the chances of needing your CCW to defend yourself are pretty small. Regardless: if I find myself on the short end of that calculus & need to avail myself of the option, I want to be 1000% certain that when the hammer falls, there will be a loud BANG and the bullet will go where it's intended. That confidence will be one of the most significant factors in surviving the encounter.
If the fit hits the shan, my Ruger could well wind up rusting away in an evidence locker somewhere for an extended period. I can always get another. The same can't be said for what could've lost had I been defenseless.
The fact is, if you are involved in a self-defense shooting, say goodbye to your pistol.
The police are just doing their job, and one of their tasks is to collect evidence; ergo, your gun ends up in an evidence bag. Typically, the police will hold your firearm for a specified period until the investigation is completed.
If you are cleared and no charges have been filed, you can expect to get your gun back. Maybe. There is no set timeframe for returning your gun to you. Every state is different. But your gun will be logged as evidence.
Since I started to conceal carry—about the time Glock Gen3 pistols were introduced—I decided to be on the throw-away side of the fence. Both my EDC and pickup truck guns are throw-away guns...
The author makes some decent points, but I disagree with him. Unless you live in, or routinely travel thru a high-crime area, the chances of needing your CCW to defend yourself are pretty small. Regardless: if I find myself on the short end of that calculus & need to avail myself of the option, I want to be 1000% certain that when the hammer falls, there will be a loud BANG and the bullet will go where it's intended. That confidence will be one of the most significant factors in surviving the encounter.
If the fit hits the shan, my Ruger could well wind up rusting away in an evidence locker somewhere for an extended period. I can always get another. The same can't be said for what could've lost had I been defenseless.
