re: Home Defense Guns

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Why? Sure, it gives you much more capacity, but you don't have near the stopping power with an AR over a 12 gauge shooting buck shot.

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You're not being fair here. You're saying with a shotgun you can use buckshot but with an AR you're limited to hardball ammunition. If you're going to give yourself the ideal ammunition choice with your shotgun, do the same with the rifle. There are tons of quickly-expanding AR rifle rounds out there that are plenty effective.

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I understand the comfort of having 30 rounds, but the practicality is not there. At most there might be 3 or 4 guys, and your chances of encountering and Having to shoot it out with all of them are extremely small.

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Preparing for a best case scenario never helps anyone.

Find me one person who has ever been in a life-threatening encounter and said, "you know, I wish I had fewer rounds!" I'll wait...

EDIT: Forgot to mention that AR15s are an ideal long gun for females. Find me one small female that can shoot 3" 00 buckshot as fast as she can an AR15. I'll continue to wait...