Exactly, I have a LEO friend who said the same thing. If you have a home defense situation, use the weapon you can part with the easiest. He said "Dude, if you have to defend your home because a bad guy broke in, do not use your WWII serial number M-1 because you will never see it again. In NJ, we will have to take the weapon and because it was used in a death, we will never return it to you." I have taken those words to heart.
always have a throw-down piece
applies to anything of importance
Exactly, I have a LEO friend who said the same thing. If you have a home defense situation, use the weapon you can part with the easiest. He said "Dude, if you have to defend your home because a bad guy broke in, do not use your WWII serial number M-1 because you will never see it again. In NJ, we will have to take the weapon and because it was used in a death, we will never return it to you." I have taken those words to heart.