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Molon_labe wrote:

Sangiovese wrote:I can't think of a single situation in which I would fire through a closed door. Far too many chances for mistakes.

Badguy breaks into house...you corral your family into your bedroom, lock the door.

Call the police, yell thru the door, I am armed, I have called the police, leave now or I will shoot you

Someone starts physically attacking your bedroom door, hitting it, kicking it, the door is slowly giving way

NOW WOULD YOU SHOOT?

I don't think I would. I would be under cover, aiming at chest level with my finger on the trigger... but I don't think I would shoot until they breached the door.

Maybe in the stress of the moment I would, but my plan is to wait. I guess I just have a thing for being able to see my target.

I will concede that an interior door is a different animal than an exterior door. Much less chance of a miss hitting an innocent... and a much more clearly defined threat toward your family. I would not think that someone who chose to shoot through an interior door in a situation like you described was negligent - but personally I doubt that I would make that decision.

frankie_the_yankee wrote:

Sangiovese wrote:I can't think of a single situation in which I would fire through a closed door. Far too many chances for mistakes.

Even if you were taking "incoming" fire through the door?

If I was taking incoming fire through the door, I would be hightailing it to a different part of the house. I certainly wouldn't stand there and exchange fire through a closed door.

I can't think of a single situation in which I would fire through a closed door. Far too many chances for mistakes.