Long story short, neighbor is posing a possible threat, possibly involving others to join his threat.

 

Now, this could all well blow over in a month or two when the nieghbor is evicted, but regardless I still feel somewhat unsafe.  My home is fine, as we now have a small aluminum baseball bat near the only door if neighbor becomes a threat in a drunken rage.

 

I would like to carry something in the cab of my truck if I ever feel the need to defend myself. I do not want to go clobbering people, and I would be more than happy if whatever I had for protection collected cobwebs. I have a regular cab(two door)so my options are limited.

 

I am not buying a .45 from the street, nor am I going to carry a KaBar like I am Rambo.

Baseball bats, pipes, police batons, crowbars, katanas, power drills, pipes, and any conventional weapon(or obvious makeshift weapon) is out of the question, as I am only 17 and do not want to get crap from police for carrying weapons for "carrying weapons in a vehicle" or whatever.

 

So, I need suggestions for items to carry in a truck that wont get me charged with anything. The only thing that I could think of is a big Maglight, but the biggest maglight is 6 cells, which is about 17''. A litttle too hevy for the length, imo. Maglight did make 7 cell flashlights, but they are discontinued.

 

Keep this civil, and forum appropriate, people.

Or throwing stars.

 

But for srs, I've got a "fire bat" in my van. I don't know why I put it in there, but I figure I might as well keep it. It's a very sturdy oak baseball bat-like club, but smaller. It's designed to beat out fires and thump the tires on big rigs. Could also pop a skull if need be.

 

Besides, girls dig guys with numchuck skills.

 

Seriously, good luck with it, and be careful.

but whatd you do to piss em off?

 

The whole cane-sword thing is kind of an inside joke. I wasn't being serious. And the "mace" we're referring to is pepper spray, not the thwappy kind (which would be so cool!). As for the firearm thing, I'd never use one on a person who has a gun on me. That's just another excuse for them to shoot you. Running basic scenarios in my head, if someone has a gun on you, there's almost no way an average person with a CCL can draw and discharge a pistol before the attacker fires. The only chance one may have is if they have a revolver, they can fire from within a pocket, but that doesn't ensure a kill shot or even a hit. The situations where one can successfully use a firearm are actually kind of rare...

 

This is irrelevant. Pretend I have a gun on you, ready to fire. Do you really think you can draw your weapon, aim it decently enough to get a hit and fire it (even chambered) before I pull the trigger on you?

 

Assuming  the attacker has the gun drawn and aimed, and the defender carries a double-action pistol in a quick-release holster with a round in the chamber, let's look at it like this:

 

Defender:

- React

- Reach for gun

- Draw gun

- Aim gun (sloppily)

- Pull trigger (heavy and long, since double-action)

 

Attacker:

- React

- Pull trigger (short and crisp, since the hammer is most likely cocked)

 

This is best-case scenario for a person who has a gun drawn on them. There's no way you can use your firearm before you yourself are shot.

How about another time?  I don't want to highjack the thread.

 

But as for my revolver scenario, it increases the chance of defensive action. Here's the hypothetical running through my mind. Mugger comes up to you, gun in hand, demanding money. You reach into a pocket (if I was wearing a jacket, It'd be on the inside pocket) and you pull the trigger instead of protrude a wallet. This is still a longshot, but much better than trying to draw on a guy pointing a gun at you. Also, the situation still needs to be fairly on the defender's side. The mugger has to be unintelligent enough to allow the person he's holding up to reach in the pocket himself. A woman has even more of an advantage, as she can fire from the purse.

 

As to why I used a revolver in my scenario, much less moving parts, and it's always in the ready. The slide in an automatic can jam up in the pocket or purse, and it requires more room.

Wait why would you have that in a car...

I've got a Surefire that I use for work, and if you get shone in the eyes with that thing, especially at night, you're gonna be dazzled for a second or two. The light is still solid enough that a swing of the arm will put a good dent in someone's head with it. Flash them in the eyes, kick them in the junk or stomach, smack them in the head with the light, disengage and get the hell out of dodge.

A bright light can buy you the second or two you need. Dazzled by the light, they won't see a good solid kick coming.

 

How long is that blade?

 

I may be in need of a folder with a blade less than 2.5", but all the little blades I have are attached to little handles, which is really annoying.  Full-size grip with short folding blade - hard to come by.

meh, i've shot a .38 special S&W hammerless, and it's double action because of the design. the trigger pull is VERY long for a handgun... although i've never tried, i'd bet it's very hard if not impossible to get the gun to discharge if its in your pocket. most pants like jeans wouldn't stretch enough.

 

loaded Glock.

round in chamber.

Glock.

OR go old school Marine Corps, wrap up a bar of soap in a bath towel. Blanket parties are motivational as well as educational.