None of the responders mentioned the risk of liability on injury to innocents from handgun rounds penetration and range compared to shotguns.
Also, the shotgun should have a superior hit probability to the handgun for those with limited experience. In fact on this list has been a report about the shotgun's superior hit ability in combat to a limit range (60 yards?) relative to modern assault rifles. I don't have a reference currently. Phil > > I've often heard people say that shotguns are better than handguns > for self-defense for some people. I know others disagree, but for now I > just want a cite for the proposition that just as Heller points out that > handguns are reasonably preferred by some, so shotguns could be > reasonably preferred by others. Can anyone please pass along such a > quick cite for me? Many thanks, > > Eugene > > _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
