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seadog wrote:

blu46and2 wrote:

Keith B wrote:

blu46and2 wrote:You could be opening yourself up to lawsuits carrying that kind of weapon for self defense if you ever had to use it. The same way you would with a gun with hair trigger, armor piercing rounds, etc.

These are for the most part myths as there has never been any test cases to prove it. The only one I am aware of is the case in Arizona where the individual was carrying a 10mm and they found him guilty (can't remember the name). That was just a case of poor defense by his lawyers.

Perhaps they are myths (and maybe you're willing to take that chance) but if you read enough Massad Ayoob then you'd know that he believes otherwise. Why take the chance. I carry a Glock 19 with Hydra-Shoks...that's 31 rounds of 9MM...if that's not enough to defend yourself you're not going to make it out of that situation, or to your rifle (first choice for self defense) alive anyway. I might have missed it but why would you want to carry a 5-7 for self defense anyway? Magazine capacity? Cool factor?

Actually I was thinking about buying it not for me but for my better half. She is a lefty and really liked the feel of the Five-seveN. It is light, with little recoil and she really liked the location of the safety. I don’t think she really cares about cool factor. It was just one of her options for a Christmas gift. I ended up buying her a sub compact Sig P250 9mm
(This can be converted to other calibers). We took it to the range yesterday and it is a sweet shooter. We both love it, but of course it is her gift.

Keith B wrote:

blu46and2 wrote:You could be opening yourself up to lawsuits carrying that kind of weapon for self defense if you ever had to use it. The same way you would with a gun with hair trigger, armor piercing rounds, etc.

These are for the most part myths as there has never been any test cases to prove it. The only one I am aware of is the case in Arizona where the individual was carrying a 10mm and they found him guilty (can't remember the name). That was just a case of poor defense by his lawyers.