defending with 10mm is risky in court?

**ExFlyinguy** · March 30th, 2019, 09:01 PM

I have no reservations about using a 10mm for self-defense. I'm no ballistics expert but quick searches put it in the vicinity of .357mag (depending on loads).

If the Fish case was in California that was probably 1 strike against him off the bat, the other was probably a piss poor attorney

**eagleclaw** · March 30th, 2019, 09:30 PM

The Fish case was in Arizona , not CA.
Arizona at the time had a poorly written self defense law.
There was an controversy at the time Fish shot the man to the time he flagged down a vehicle requesting assistance.
The prosecution did make a big deal out of the fact that he used a 10 mm.
The judge banned testimony of the "victim's " violent background history.

Many years ago I saw a news show where they interviewed two or three of the jurors. The one middle aged female school teacher was "horrified" that he was able to possess that round. To my recollection the two other jurors voted guilty because they felt he took too much time to seek help and they didn't feel that the self defense law covered what he did. Some stated that they would have considered voting otherwise if they were able to hear the past history of the person shot.

**mosseater** · March 31st, 2019, 02:29 PM

Right up there with pointy sticks. Deadly force is deadly force.

**ArmyVet** · March 31st, 2019, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by Royinmontco

I think what he is saying is "stop worrying about the caliber - but if it's really eating at your, just use a different caliber". IE: Carry what you are comfortable with.

This...thanks for clarifying.

Bang - Sorry I wasn't clear, no offense intended.

**Bang** · April 1st, 2019, 01:02 AM

None taken. But thanks.

It's just that my post was a question about 10mm having some kind of negative lore of which I was unaware and wondered if others had any knowledge of it. It seemed to get turned into me being afraid of consequences of carrying a 10mm, so I gave up.

**GunLawyer001** · April 1st, 2019, 01:11 AM

Originally Posted by Bang

None taken. But thanks.

It's just that my post was a question about 10mm having some kind of negative lore of which I was unaware and wondered if others had any knowledge of it. It seemed to get turned into me being afraid of consequences of carrying a 10mm, so I gave up.

Self-defense always carries a risk of prosecution, but at least we aren't in the UK, where pussies took over.

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