You asked:"Is an AR-15 relatively useless for home defense?" Relative to what?, a sharp stick?
All joking aside, if I happen to access my AR because of a need to defend myself you can be sure I mean business. In a home defense scenario I employ "kill zone" tactics and have the element of surprise( BG knows he's just walked into a point of no return) I am behind cover or at least concealment and am aware of fields of fire. Ammo will be PSP's and not FMJ and the rounds will be going into tissue and not walls.
BTW, if I can escape out to street with loved ones I will. And I'm not the least bit concerned about my ears (gun discharging) at that moment. Any one who has fired a gun in anger almost certainly did it without hearing protection.
[This message has been edited by tuc22 (edited May 24, 2000).]
All joking aside, if I happen to access my AR because of a need to defend myself you can be sure I mean business. In a home defense scenario I employ "kill zone" tactics and have the element of surprise( BG knows he's just walked into a point of no return) I am behind cover or at least concealment and am aware of fields of fire. Ammo will be PSP's and not FMJ and the rounds will be going into tissue and not walls.
BTW, if I can escape out to street with loved ones I will. And I'm not the least bit concerned about my ears (gun discharging) at that moment. Any one who has fired a gun in anger almost certainly did it without hearing protection.
[This message has been edited by tuc22 (edited May 24, 2000).]