Well, even a cheap AR is >$400. My Marlins are <$250. I have to recognize that no matter what I try to do to secure it, theft is still a possibility. And if it stolen, I'd rather a $200 hunting gun be in the hands of a thief who will probably try to pawn it, than a $450+ black rifle that a...
Always have a long gun in both my and my wifes car. Marlin 30-30's in both. Rugged, durable, short, 7 rounds on tap and cheap.
A 30-30 can put a hurt on anything real quick. Rack the lever and you have another hammer ready to fly. Reloads are both simple and fast. They are carbine length so...
I do not remember the actual case. It was back in the 80's. It was a first gen S&W Semi auto and the case was the baby sitter of a boy about 10 had her boyfriends over. The BF found the boys fathers gun. When the boy told him he wasn't supposed to be playing with daddy's gun he dropped the mag...
Basically, lawyers explain that suing the deepest pockets, regardless of ACTUAL fault, is the most profitable for both litigants AND litigious lawyers.
Every time you pick up a Smith and Wesson(and possibly any brand) with a magazine dis-connector you are handling PROOF that the courts decided that the GUN MANUFACTURER is the negligent party, not the moron in whose hands the gun resides when someone is shot unintentionally.
Assuming you're human, the possibility of missing a moving, partially hidden target WHILE BEING SHOT AT might be very real. So needing more than one mag doesn't really strike me as a sign of failure and shame so much as human emotion and desire to not get shot.
If you can't get it done with...