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Most of us here are just private citizens who do not want any additional attention called to ourselves. We also do not enjoy the discomfort of carrying around too many items. Therefore, I believe the majority would carry around spare mags, however, it calls too much attention to ourselves and it is simply a discomfort.
Having a half-loaded mag or no spare mags is better then nothing. As private citizens, we are not looking to fight a war or enforce the law, but simply to give us an edge during the self defense encounter. The assumption is that we are going to try to avoid the situation and retreat when possible. If forced to fire, then we are going to lay down just enough rounds to stop the threat (versus cover or suppressive fire). Even police officers are instructed not pull their weapons while off-duty in plain clothes unless they absolutely need to and after everything else has failed.
There have been quite a few documented instances where a small .32 pistol and just one mag gave the edge to the person carrying it. It will work and has good odds of stopping the threat.
Stop worrying about carrying so many rounds or the caliber. The pistol is supposed to be the last bastion of self defensive needs after all avoidance techniques have failed. If you are laying down fire and require more then just one mag, then there is something you are doing wrong. You are not retreating or trying to avoid the encounter. You have gotten to the point where you are not laying down rounds to stop, but to suppress. Therefore, you are going beyond what is legal. Dont worry about caliber or how many rounds you have. A .32 or .380 will work in stopping the threat...
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