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Would firing a shot gun in a house be a wise decision over a hand gun? I would assume the hand gun would be easier to carry and with less kick then a shot gun\rifle.

20 gauge has less kick, just point and pull the trigger. Excellent for home defense. Why would you need to carry a home defense weapon around?

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I wonder it's a 20 gauge, and not a .410.

 

I small gun shop owner, full time city policeman, was telling me that

the Walther sp? .280 had a very nice easy slide pull, was a great

gun with less kick for women who really don't like the 9mm kick and

harder pull of a lot of semi-autos.

9mm really don't have much kick, basically a .38 cal.

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Not that I want to argue for more guns (though I don't oppose people having them in their own homes for self defense), but the advantage of a shotgun over a handgun for home defense is that a shotgun is a superior close quarters weapon. Imagine you are trying to deter/defeat an intruder in your home, in which you are likely to make contact in a room or hallway. A shotgun shell will send pellets out in a cone, increasing the chances that a relatively unskilled marksman will hit their target with at least a portion of the shot. I've also heard stories of people scaring intruders with the sound of cocking(or whatever it is called) the shotgun.

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That racking sound of a shotgun is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wholeheartedly agree.

 

And to the point, if you're going to allow guns for defence of your home (which I'm not wholly against), a shotgun would probably be a better deterrent than a 9mm, although if you consider the case posted here a couple of weeks ago of the daughter being taken hostage, the 9mm had advantages over the shotgun there. Perhaps both are needed.

 

Guns that only work in the home? Now there's a thought.

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Chris - if a gun only worked in the home, then

you would get killed by a grizzly on vacation

gold panning in Alaska.

 

You might get lost and injured in the woods, hoarse, and not be able to fire three shots

as an "I'm HERE, come find me" signal.

 

That would be like having your car only work in your driveway.

 

But hey, think of all the accidents prevented, and all those lives saved.

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Chris - if a gun only worked in the home, then

you would get killed by a grizzly on vacation

gold panning in Alaska.

 

You might get lost and injured in the woods, hoarse, and not be able to fire three shots

as an "I'm HERE, come find me" signal.

 

That would be like having your car only work in your driveway.

 

But hey, think of all the accidents prevented, and all those lives saved.

It would be absolutely nothing like having a car that only worked in your driveway!!! One of your stranger comparisons.

 

So when injured in the woods, hoarse from lack of water, you need to send out a big loud noise to attract attention? Right, fair enough. And the only way you can do that is with a gun? Less convinced.

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Well, yes it's a lot like that. Let's say it's raining, lightning pouring down...

your car quits running if you pull out of your driveway....

 

and you walk all the way to work instead, you could get hit by lightning, or

catch pneumonia. Or malaria, even. But cars are only good for one thing,

going forward and running over stuff.

 

You don't need all that protection all the way to work....

 

Anyways, Chris, I thought it was funny, so..... the car in the driveway thing was the funniest that

I could come up with...

 

However, let's say you were canoeing...and...you flipped your canoe.

Horn batteries gone. Can't light a fire. Broke two ribs so you can't blow

your whistle, and besides, it gurgles because it got water in it.

 

Outdoor survival is serious business, ya know.

 

But your gun will still work. It's an international symbol - three shots fired.

 

http://www.survivaloutdoorskills.com/signaling.htm

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