Given a CCW situation in the US, I think this is a moot point.
Situation 1: You're outside the car.
Assuming you are firing from a defensive range (read 10m or less) the deflection caused by glass is not enough to cause the round not to strike its target. Instead of hitting the 3rd rib, you might hit the 4th. Either way, dead assailant. Nobody expects surgical accuracy out of a 9mm pistol, especially a CCW gun, no matter what brand.
Situation 2: You're in the car.
Hit the gas and get the heck out of there. Use the car as both a defensive and offensive tool. Car won't start? GET OUT. Once out, problem solved...ie, no more glass b/t you and Mr. Bad Guy.
What I'm saying is that for CCW purposes, we really shouldn't be worried about a few grains of fragmentation or half a degree of deflection when firing any round through auto glass. What is lost by deflection can be regained by firing a few additional rounds at the assailant. Hey, you're carrying a 9mm anyway. You've got 15 rounds instead of a lousy 8 with a 1911. Use 'em!
Last edited by citizensoldier16; 08-17-09 at 01:55.
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