In truth, a 12 gauge shotgun seems like a better option for both types of encounters vs an AR-15.
It is, but if someone listens to the recommendation of "Just buy a double barrel shotgun- that's all you need", they'll be having a bad day if their home is invaded by more than one person (unless they're well-hidden and can reload quickly). Imagine three armed dirtbags enter a home and the homeowner hits two of them- the last one, if they decide to stay, now has three guns and two hands, so they can fire a lot of rounds at the homeowner in a short time.
Yeah, it sounds crazy, but it does happen. We recently had a situation where two guys broke into a house, hoping to rob a drug deal. They killed six. In West-Central WI, a retired judge was killed a week ago in his home, by someone he had sentenced to prison fifteen years before. The killer had a hit list, which included Mitch McConnell and Gov Whitmer, from Michigan. I think he also had WI Gov Evers' name on it.
From the ink,
"Wisconsin court records show that Roemer was involved in Uhde's sentencing for a 2002 criminal
conviction. In 2005, he sentenced Uhde to six years in state prison and nine years extended supervision for armed burglary, a felony, with concurrent sentences for three lesser counts. Uhde had pleaded no contest to the charges."
Once again, it was someone who wasn't supposed to have a gun.
Suspect who killed judge had hit list that included Mitch McConnell, Gov. Whitmer, others, official says.
abcnews.go.com
This guy was held at gunpoint by the son of the manager of one of the electronics distributors I use- he had been on the run for a couple of days and did some creative maneuvers to evade capture. He was originally wanted for a Fargo, ND attempted murder.
DELAFIELD, Wis. (AP) — A man suspected of wounding two police officers in a shooting in Wisconsin on Friday and who is wanted in North Dakota for attempted murder has been arrested following …
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