Litigation Nightmare

[Hann]

In any available caliber; Glasers, Exotics, +P JHP's. I am a legal CCW and live in the South East. God forbid I ever have to use my weapon for self defense (Kahr MK9), but the question I have is using these "higher performance rounds" for self defense opening up a litigation nightmare for a possible prosecution team that might claim that "the standard ammo wasn't enough" he had to use.... 9mm +P 124 GS's. If you end up dead by the BG, of course it's not and issue, you become a statistic. I practice with 124gr. Ball, and I shoot a lot. I have become very accurate with ball ammo. But the question of "over penetration" and hurting innocent bystanders becomes and issue. Your dammed if you do and dammed if you don't.

Either way, if I have to use my gun for self defense, I guess I am guaranteed a civil suit, whatever the circumstances.

Any attorney's or people out there who have encountered this type of litigation nightmare? I know, always consult an attorney before answering any question should the situation of self-protection arise.

Thanks for your input.

Best Regards,
Hann

 

[James K]

If the situation is one of pure self defense, I doubt the gun or the ammo will make much difference. But if you do hit an innocent person or someone else gets the gun and misuses it, I can see ammo figuring in for both criminal and civil trials.

One thing most "experts" advise is to avoid reloads. Personally, I think many of those super-duper bullets are designed primarily to expand - the maker's bank account.

IMHO, putting bullets in the right place is far more important than the kind of bullet. A FMJ in the solar plexus always beats a super bullet that misses.

Jim

 

[Mal H]

There has been quite a lot of discussion on this with no real conclusion. However, it is more of a legal question so I'll move it to the Legal and Political forum...