A shotgun is all you really need for home defense [View all]

Seriously - it sprays shot so you shouldn't need a semi auto

It's easy to use, powerful enough, but needs to be reloaded after 2 shots

Statistics show whomever gets the first two shots in usually wins the gun battle

Just sayin

Nobody needs all of this military grade weaponry

Nobody needs a personal armory

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A shotgun is all you really need for home defense [View all]	Taverner	Dec 2012	OP
Most shotguns hold more than two shells	former-republican	Dec 2012	#1
Double barrel was what I was thinking	Taverner	Dec 2012	#4
I would think if a burglar even heard the sound of a shotgun being cocked they would run away.	JaneyVee	Dec 2012	#2
This, is true	Taverner	Dec 2012	#5
They won't hear that with a double barrel	former-republican	Dec 2012	#7
Then they'll have to see the gun	Taverner	Dec 2012	#9
Don't they make automatic shotguns too? nt	ElbarDee	Dec 2012	#11
Semi-automatics. But the recoil prevents one from shooting very quickly.	rhett o rick	Dec 2012	#27
Actually you can get a 13 shell magazine	exboyfil	Dec 2012	#76
Yikes. that's crazy. nm	rhett o rick	Dec 2012	#80
lol	former-republican	Dec 2012	#84
Especially in your own home where you know all the best hiding spots.	JaneyVee	Dec 2012	#16
They would with the old-fashioned kind.	Jackpine Radical	Dec 2012	#26
If I shot that gun, it would break my wrist and probably smack me in the face. nm	rhett o rick	Dec 2012	#28
Actually that gun would not be illegal.	Travis_0004	Dec 2012	#45
That's a lever-action rifle. Not a shotgun.	Jackpine Radical	Dec 2012	#63
not illegal, but must registered as a NFA item.	aikoaiko	Dec 2012	#46
In my youth, a neighborhood kid did that to one of his stepfather's 12 ga. ...	adirondacker	Dec 2012	#87
I once had a 28-ga. shot pistol	Jackpine Radical	Dec 2012	#90
If I remember correctly that's why pump-action shotguns are recommended for home defense. (nt)	Posteritatis	Dec 2012	#25
The sound of a shell being chambered by a pump shotgun is very distinctive ....	Botany	Dec 2012	#58
I sure as hell would. or shoot first	pasto76	Dec 2012	#59
Well,	Sherman A1	Dec 2012	#3
Yep - I remember for a while TakeBackTheNight was suggesting this	Taverner	Dec 2012	#6
not quite	DonCoquixote	Dec 2012	#14
Possibly, however	Sherman A1	Dec 2012	#62
depends on the situation. some smaller people find a handgun easier	loli phabay	Dec 2012	#8
LEO's	Daninmo	Dec 2012	#86
shotguns	Crepuscular	Dec 2012	#10
Illegal in my state. NT	NYC_SKP	Dec 2012	#18
That is exactly what they found in the trunk of Lanza's car. n/t	Bonhomme Richard	Dec 2012	#32
Lord, mom got some serious firepower!	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#40
It was an extended magazine and not a drum	exboyfil	Dec 2012	#78
Shotguns don't work like you might think they do.	Lizzie Poppet	Dec 2012	#12
That would be pretty funny making the invader dial the police for you.	JaneyVee	Dec 2012	#22
My dad once had an employee who did that	Shrek	Dec 2012	#89
Sometimes you need more than two shells for a shotgun	former-republican	Dec 2012	#13
An aluminum ball bat and a large dog work fine for me!	mysuzuki2	Dec 2012	#15
I have read that on here several times but to speak frankly	former-republican	Dec 2012	#21
I think that one of the dangers of a gun of any sort, at least for me, would be	mysuzuki2	Dec 2012	#29
I'm not advocating a firearm in the home for anyone that feels uncomfortable with one in the home	former-republican	Dec 2012	#38
I could care less about my stuff	exboyfil	Dec 2012	#77
I said the same thing and was burned at the stake here.	NYC_SKP	Dec 2012	#17
Plus you can use them for hunting or skeet shooting.	gulliver	Dec 2012	#19
Without condeming or condoning anything, I'll say that the sound of a pump shotgun pumping is...	Poll_Blind	Dec 2012	#20
Especially if done slowly and deliberately.	RC	Dec 2012	#66
Shotguns do not spray - especially at close range.	hack89	Dec 2012	#23
My trusty flame thrower is better than any shotgun.	hunter	Dec 2012	#24
I don't like long guns for home defense.	Deep13	Dec 2012	#30
this one reason i like the m4 carbine its short enough to cut the pie without showing the barrel	loli phabay	Dec 2012	#35
I would not suggest anyone clearing their home , let the police do it	former-republican	Dec 2012	#44
i don't need a gun	barbtries	Dec 2012	#31
locks only buy you time and what good is the phone if help is thirty minutes away	loli phabay	Dec 2012	#34
odds are	barbtries	Dec 2012	#73
Thank you.	SheilaT	Dec 2012	#81
it really is,	barbtries	Dec 2012	#83
I live in a rural area. A half hour is good response time for police.	appleannie1	Dec 2012	#41
i agree it's different in a rural area.	barbtries	Dec 2012	#72
When seconds count...	Lizzie Poppet	Dec 2012	#42
pppffffttt	barbtries	Dec 2012	#71
I agree.	TwilightGardener	Dec 2012	#33
Shtoguns have more firepower than an Uzi. So, what's your point?	OneTenthofOnePercent	Dec 2012	#36
Try finding one in stock.	Lizzie Poppet	Dec 2012	#43
Don't have to, already have one.	OneTenthofOnePercent	Dec 2012	#55
Yep. Unquestionably devastating.	Lizzie Poppet	Dec 2012	#56
This message was self-deleted by its author	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#37
That's my plan	Taverner	Dec 2012	#47
edit	former-republican	Dec 2012	#49
The best-case legal, social, and psychological consequences of shooting someone are horrible	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#50
Yep - best case scenario of a baseball bat is they run	Taverner	Dec 2012	#51
The worst is you have inflicted a sub-dural hemotoma that could result in permanent disability...	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#75
Go for the knees	Taverner	Dec 2012	#82
I sleep in my high-capacity pantry stocked full of bean-cans.	OneTenthofOnePercent	Dec 2012	#57
I have my great-grandfather's ceremonial Freemason's sword	Poiuyt	Dec 2012	#65
I have scared intruders off twice just cocking a shotgun. The sound says (run or be shot).	appleannie1	Dec 2012	#39
Keep in mind I am not advocating everyone run out and buy a shotgun	Taverner	Dec 2012	#48
Why?	Crepuscular	Dec 2012	#52
No but if we ban all semi auto weapons	Taverner	Dec 2012	#54
I don't think "compromise" means what you think it means.	OneTenthofOnePercent	Dec 2012	#60
Unless I missed it, absolutely no one has mentioned any neighbors or people in the next room or apt.	RC	Dec 2012	#68
That's why I use an AR15.	Marinedem	Dec 2012	#85
Hollywood movies are not good sources for gun knowledge.	ManiacJoe	Dec 2012	#53
I agree. Plus for me..........	socialist_n_TN	Dec 2012	#61
What, exactly, am I defending?	LWolf	Dec 2012	#64
Everything has its pros and cons.	protwodem	Dec 2012	#67
I own an old-school revolver	Eric the Reddish	Dec 2012	#69
For many a semi automatic pistol is a more effective approach	ProgressiveProfessor	Dec 2012	#70
At home distances shotguns don't spray shot.	ileus	Dec 2012	#74
I prefer the 10/22	Fla_Democrat	Dec 2012	#79
My .38 snubnose and my wife's 9mm pistols are for home defense.	Wolf Frankula	Dec 2012	#88