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Best military rifle?

Whichever one is in my hands when the shit hits the fan.

When the shit hits the fan, which rifle would you most like to be holding? Which would you be most likely to be holding?

I'm most likely to be holding a Marlin 22lr, and considering that I have in my possesion thousands of rounds for the thing (as compared to merely hundreds for my Mosin-Nagant), I think that it's a fine choice for two legged game in an urban combat zone.

I'm not the only one, either....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdr14xVetXM

To be honest, I am now convinced to purchase a .22 handgun, Should i ever buy a handgun (i live in canada its kinda hard to legaly carry a handgun)
I just NEVER even Thought about it! I always had the "i dont want to fucking kill a guy who stole my wallet, I want to Stop him, So im gonna aim for the leg"
Well, Thats kinda hard... Swap to a less lethal bullet, And i should beable to hit the guy in the stomach or back without lethal consequences.

Even in a pro-gun US state, with "stand your ground" laws in effect, there are always legal consequences with any shooting, and if you shot your pickpocket in the back you're going to prison. That's one of the classic examples that the state instructors teach is almost never a justifiable use of lethal force, and even a 22lr is lethal force. The reason is that you can only respond to threat of force with force, and only for so long as that credible threat exists (or a jury of your peers can be convinced that a reasonable person would fear the threat under the same circumstances). This is why Travon Martin is facing felony charges in Florida, because that ongoing threat is under question. If you shoot the guy in the back, it all but implies that he was running away, thus no further threat exists.

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You just cannot justify "i only Shot at the burgler because i was defending my home!"
"You mean you killed a man who entered your house with the intent to steal"
"dude! He was robbing me! I didnt mean to kill him!"
"riighhttt... And im sure that john doe didnt mean to rob you"

And that is why "castle doctrine" laws exist in the US. If someone breaks into your home, or otherwise forces their way in, the law assumes that they were there with criminal intent. Particularly after dark and if you don't know the guy. If they were just drunk and mistook your house for theirs, that's a shame but breaking & entering is, itself, a crime; alcohol kills addicts eventually.