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Recommendations for home defense shotgun
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Need advise on buying my first shotgun (for home defense)
I am a CHL holder and have 2 9MM pistols in my home, so I have some shooting experience. I am thinking of buying a Shotgun to add to my "arsenal". I have NO experience with shotguns and need some help to decide what to buy. Also, this is something that I would want my wife to be able to handle...
Didnt see the non lethal part cause I was too quick to toot my for sale horn. Lol
As for 12 gage non lethal. I have fired a couple dozen rounds at people and directly observed a few times that. Bean bag, Rubber ball buck, large single ball and the missile. None work very well thru denim or coats. None work on committed people. They will make people flinch and slow down. They will make people who think when you get shot you're supposed to fall fall down and some people give up.
They are best used in conjunction with other folks who can take advantage of that momentary shock and restrain them or other less lethal tools like gas or taser. None of which you alone in your home have access to. A crap shoot. What will you do when they fight thru that and call your bluff?
I would seriously consider reevaluating your thought process here. If you are forced to defend your home then defend your home. In rare instances Less lethal can still kill thru kinetic impact or forcing a fall etc. That's why it's called less lethal. Not non lethal
By using less lethal in home defense you are giving someone who is there to harm you more chances to succeed.
Dont do that, it's insane.
Stop the threat immediately.
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Shocking isnt it.
Want 3? Lol
DoubleDuty
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I would say a Mossberg Maverick 88 security 12ga
General Zod
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If there's no justification for lethal ammo, then there's no justification for using a firearm. Get a taser. Otherwise, should you need to use your defense weapon, one of two things will happen: You'll piss your intruder off and get hurt, or you'll injure your intruder and he'll sue your pants off and your use of nonlethal ammo will be used against you in court.
It's the same reason we never, ever fire "warning shots".
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It's the same reason we never, ever fire "warning shots".
Jacksonville man serving 20-year sentence for firing a warning shot
Eric Wright fired a warning shot in the grass after getting into an argument with his ex-girlfriend. Though he didn't strike anyone, he was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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The warning shot that condemned Orville Lee Wollard to prison and changed Florida
SNEADS — Lee Wollard's life slowly spirals away, following the trail of the gunshot he fired into a wall.
Marissa Alexander, Fla. woman jailed for firing a "warning shot," now free
Marissa Alexander says she is going to focus on helping victims of domestic violence navigate the criminal justice system
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Sounds like you already had your mind made up. Why ask then?
That less lethal stuff isnt exactly accurate nor does it fly like shot.
The rubber buck isnt consistent in spread. The bean bag and large stinger ball can be unpredictable at best and even the missile shaped projo can veer off in any direction. Good enough for down the hall I guess.
If you are unable, or unwilling to use up to deadly force to defend yourself, your loved ones and your property, find other means than a gun for home defense.
"Less than lethal" doesn't mean"Non-lethal". Hitting a person woth a "less than lethal" round in the wrong part of the body could still inflict death.
