Obviously, there are circumstances for which a handgun, a rifle, a
shotgun or even one of these firearms with high capacity magazines are
preferred for self-defense.
Also, obviously, if you are a hunter with a 30-30 and that is the only
gun you have, that is the preferred gun for whatever
I forwarded the following to Eugene
Y'all might find it interesting:
About .223 Penetration
Detailed Information Regarding Penetration Of .223 Ammunition
It has been a recently growing trend to see law enforcement
departments exchanging their issue shotguns for the police carbine in
9mm,
The October 1997 issue of the Army Lawyer has an interesting legal
review of the use of shotguns by the US military. Especially germane
to civilian firearm laws is the discussion of the effectiveness of
shotguns versus assault firearms andsubmachine guns at close quarters.
Can anyone please point me to a good discussion of the
advantages and disadvantages of shotguns vs. handguns for self-defense?
The more specific the cite, the better. Many thanks,
Eugene
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On Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 10:24:35AM -0800, Volokh, Eugene wrote:
Can anyone please point me to a good discussion of the
advantages and disadvantages of shotguns vs. handguns for self-defense?
The more specific the cite, the better. Many thanks,
Unfortunately, I don't have a cite for this
The simplest reason not to use a shotgun is the lever principle. As you go
around a corner with the 18 or longer shotgun barrel extended in front of you,
the bad guy grabs it and levers it out of your hands. Try that with a 2
revolver. The handgun is more secure and, at living room
Charles Curley wrote:
Unfortunately, I don't have a cite for this one. When I took my
classes to be certified as an instructor by the NRA, the instructor
said that the chances of someone dieing when shot by:
handgun 50%
rifle 70%
shotgun 90%
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