Raymond Kessler writes: > I'm with Joe. I don't know any police officers, firearms trainers, people > who keep firearms for home defense, or fellow shooters who would recommend > a shotgun over a handgun for most persons interested in home defense > firearms. I own (and have shot both at non-human targets) both home > defense shotguns and handguns. I also teach courses on use of force. No way > I'd choose the shotgun. If someone has some preexisting skill level with > shotguns, it might be worth considering for them, but for them only.
The question was about "self-defense for some people". > The recoil from 12 and16 ga. shotguns is uncomfortable for most people. Yes. > They will thus be resistant to training/firing this weapon. The 20 ga. Is > better, but the length is still a problem. The .410 would be the best > choice as the recoil is small. However, the length and weight are problems. > There are a few .410 pistols, but they seem to be mostly for snake and > close-varmint hunting. It's the handgun-hands-down. A tremendous variety > of choice for caliber, action, size, weight, capacity, etc. (You can even > get some in colors like pink if desired). There was at least one brief > submitted in Heller before the S.Ct. on the point that the handgun is, > overall, the best choice for most people for home defense. Yes. > The idea that > the shotgun is superior for home defense for most people is complete B.S. Who said this? This certainly wasn't the question. My previous posts brought up recommendations that for some people and some self or home defense situations, the shotgun could be preferred because it would be superior to a handgun. You (and Joe and others) give many reasons, with which I agree, why the handgun is generally preferable. But I don't think that's responsive to the question. > ... -- --henry schaffer _______________________________________________ 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.
