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What if the bad guy (or one of his associates) hides in the trunk and surprises you when you open it? Only now, he's armed with a knife, and an armour-piercing Five-Seven! |
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FN's 'armor-piercing' claim about the Five-seveN is
deceptive; they mean (but don't often say) that it will go
through a police-style Kevlar vest, as will any high-velocity
rifle. It won't, however, punch through more than 1/8"
steel or ceramic armor, and it requires a point-blank right-
angle hit to send one through impregnated Kevlar. Instead,
I'd opt for a Sig P556 (a stockless AR-15 with a 9" barrell)
loaded with actual armor-piercing rounds; it's a little
bulkier, but it accepts a 30-round mag and actually _will_
go through anything between you and the flourescent
carjacker. |
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// in America all of this is perfectly legal. // |
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Only if the gun concealed in the trunk is unloaded. |
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//Only if the gun concealed in the trunk is unloaded.// In a lot of states you can have a loaded gun in the trunk with no permit. If you want to keep a gun (unloaded or not) in the passenger compartment you need a concealed carry permit. Laws vary of course. |
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I remembered that about two minutes after I posted it and
was on my way back to correct it. In Maine, the only
places in a vehicle where a loaded weapon can be
concealed are the glove box and under either of the front
seats. If it's anywhere else in the vehicle, concealed or
otherwise, it must be unloaded. |
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Sometimes I forget that not everywhere is Maine. |
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A surprising number of places aren't. |
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Wow, that is odd...under the front seats or glove box, elsewhere unloaded. I'm used to either you can't (CA) (unless you have an extremely rare concealed carry permit) or you can (AZ). Interesting... |
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as a general notion, the person thrown in the trunk is usually dead, unconscious, or so thoroughly tied and gagged that they cannot call attention to themselves. Very rarely is it the trunk of their own car, as using the victims car produces potential eye witnesses and could be the subject of an APB. No, you are never likely to be kidnapped in the boot of your own car. Is the notion to equip all cars in this fashion? |
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How about adding control overrides and video screens into the trunk? Then the kidnappee can press a button to flood the cabin with knockout gas (doors and windows simultaneously locked) and then drive the car to a place of safety or authority from within the trunk. |
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