It's been a while since I posted, but I've been mulling around the idea lately about using a laser pointer as home defense and wanted to get peoples opinions. Do you think, if used in your own home in the case of a break in, a .5w+ pointer could provide any self-defense? I realize lasers are not toys, but neither are guns, and I'd rather not shoot someone, and don't own a gun. I can edit this next bit out if requested, but do you think a focused beam in the eye would stop someone with a gun, or would they just start shooting?
I didn't find any threads regarding people actually planning on using a laser as a home defense method, only chance situations where people claimed their lasers saved their lives. I'm leaning towards "just get a gun" but I hate the thought of killing someone...I'm not intending this to be an irresponsible post giving youngens bad ideas, and if people take it that way I'll just delete all the text. Thanks for your thoughts!
I didn't find any threads regarding people actually planning on using a laser as a home defense method, only chance situations where people claimed their lasers saved their lives. I'm leaning towards "just get a gun" but I hate the thought of killing someone...I'm not intending this to be an irresponsible post giving youngens bad ideas, and if people take it that way I'll just delete all the text. Thanks for your thoughts!