Can you carry a rubber bullet gun with you for self defense?
I understand that some women carry pepper spray in their purse for self defense. I know that in most states you are not aloud to carry a fire arm for protection. So i was wondering, if your using a fire arm that only fires rubber stopper bullets like the ones they use in prison and crowd control, could you carry it on you for self defense purposes? I live in New jersey if state laws are a factor.
Rubber Bullet Guns Legal?
Non-lethal weapons will get you dead. Thank (insert your favorite deity here) I live in Texas.
Can all guns use rubber bullets?
all handguns and shotguns can use rubber ammo. rifles are another thing, some cartridges create such velocities that the rubber can't handle, making it fall apart, also, when they impact, they can shatter, causing bodily harm. some can use them, but these rifles basically use handgun ammo, like the MP5.
Can I use rubber bullets in a Glock?
I’ve never tried them so can’t say for certain but there’s every reason to believe you can. The question probably should be, “Is there a reason to use ….?”Rubber bullets are pricey. They also can’t be considered non-lethal. Less lethal certainly but they can kill so it’s not like you can take the position, “I’ll use rubber bullets in home defense because I don’t want to kill anyone” and feel you’re on solid ground. The above photo I grabbed off the web indicates these were from rubber bullets; catch one of these in the head and I don’t think you’ll be walking away from it.The only real use I can see for them is target practice where you worry about extended carry if you miss the target, over penetration (maybe shooting at .22 traps), or some other factor that limits normal rounds. These bullets have pretty lousy ballistic coefficients because of their weight and I imagine they also suffer in the accuracy department. These two factors play against their use in practice.One last thought is there appear to be several types of bullets out there and some may not cycle your semi. It would be annoying to spend a couple of bucks a round and then not be able to effectively use them.
How effective are rubber bullets from a 9mm pistol?
I want to buy a 9mm revolver, it's my absolute most favorite gun in the world but I'm not the kind of person who is out trying to kill someone, if someone breaks into my house (they are guaranteed to) then I want to be trigger happy and shoot them 6 times, POW POW PAT PAT BLOW...... PAT! Like that, but I wanted to know, how effective are they, will they actually stop a crazy person or will they just bounce off them and the person will keep coming at me? A normal person who isn't on drugs or anything, but a person who is large and crazy is what I'm talking about!
Is it possible to fire with rubber bullets from regular handgun? Where to buy such bullets in Canada?
Everybody, thanks for your answers ! As I understand, rubber/tear gas is not too popular in North America. It is very popular in Russia where I came from. Probably the main reason of that is that real guns are not available for regular citizens... I've owned tear gas pistol (very effective for street dogs) and a revolver that can shoot rubber bullets as well. Why would I want it in Canada? Well, let's say: 1. Just to have a choice to switch ammo to non-lethal when I clearly see that the person attacking me is not armed with a gun (guns are quite rare in Canada). 2. Because I am used to this type of ammo and don't feel so much responsible. 3. To my understanding, laws in Canada are very strict and 'frowned upon' the use of firearms for self-defense and especially killing somebody. You are supposed to call 911 and police will protect you. Am I right? So I assume that rubber-bulleting an intruder will get me in less troubles with a law. Also you can't carry handguns in Canada.
Would it be ok for me to use/own a non-lethal weapon with rubber bullets for protection in the UK?
No. Offensive weapons are illegal. A weapon does not have to be lethal to be offensive. Some offensive weapons can be licensed (if you have a legal use for them) and some don’t need a licence (e.g. a kitchen knife) but you’re breaking the law if you use or carry them for an unlawful purpose (e.g. “for protection”).If the rubber bullet weapon is very low powered (and so useless for self defence) it could be classified as a toy and so not need a license but anything effective including a high powered air weapon would be a category 5 (prohibited) firearm.You might be able to get a shotgun to fire rubber bullets but while you can get a licence for a shotgun if you were caught with rubber bullets for it you’d be prosecuted unless you could come up with some legitimate use for the rubber bullets. Protection is not a legal use.Note that all of the above applies to the legal systems in England & Wales and in Scotland. You can get a licence for a weapon for protection in Northern Ireland - but you’d need to convince the licencing authority that you were in danger.