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No "Home Defense" gun?

It happened to me. Years ago around 11 pm my oldest son & me sitting in living room watching the braves. Lights on, tv volume up when suddenly someone rammed the door. A loaded AR was under the sofa at my feet. Wouldn't have been time to grab it. But I had built the door so the bolt went into a long galvanized water pipe set into the studs. The door didn't give but the lock bolt was wobbly but held. They ran away & I never saw who dunnit. So before you worry about which gun you better consider doors & windows.
 
Realistically, Biden's SS team should probably have this model,
from Bond Arms, since it's got a longer barrel
and chambers two much more powerful cartridges.
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I just realized that I don't have a single dedicated, purpose-built, home defense (HD) gun!

Every firearm in my collection is either fully or partially for sporting purposes, or for shooting longer distances than what a HD gun calls for.

My pump shotgun with an 18" smoothbore slug barrel would at first glance seem like a fine HD gun, but then you realize that it doesn't have any attachment point for extra shells, and most of the time I don't even bother attaching the laser / flashlight unit. I do, however, keep it loaded with good shells-- #1 or #2 buckshot.

My AR is a RIFLE, not a CQB carbine. It looks nothing like an M4; it's like an M16A1 but with the adjustable rear sight of an M16A2. Twenty inch barrel. Fixed buttstock. So that's not an ideal choice for HD.

Same with the SKS. At one time I had it in a side-folder stock, with a bunch of 30-round "duck bill" detachable mags for it, ready to go, but I didn't enjoy shooting it that way. I put the standard wood stock and fixed internal 10-round mag back on it.

Sure, I have defensive handguns. But none are optimized for home defense. They all have compromises in their design to make them marginally better for other roles, like daily carry, or target shooting games. Although my 9mm duty pistol with its 5" barrel and three 16-round magazines would be pretty good in a home defense situation.

Who else here DOES NOT have a dedicated gun set aside ONLY for home defense?
Sorry to hear about your deficiency in defensive weapons. Do you have large stockpiles of food, ammo and other necessities? Will you share your address with us so we can come help you if things get bad?
 
It happened to me. Years ago around 11 pm my oldest son & me sitting in living room watching the braves. Lights on, tv volume up when suddenly someone rammed the door. A loaded AR was under the sofa at my feet. Wouldn't have been time to grab it. But I had built the door so the bolt went into a long galvanized water pipe set into the studs. The door didn't give but the lock bolt was wobbly but held. They ran away & I never saw who dunnit. So before you worry about which gun you better consider doors & windows.
This ^^
 
Don't defend, run away, run away. They need your stuff more than you do. They are only armed to protect themselves from your over aggression. They are no threat to you or your loved ones.
 
Wow, what a bunch of nuts we have on ODT.

Can't you fools find another section of this forum to be idiots and troublemakers?
Isn't there a stupid stuff section? Isn't there a politics & hot topic section?


It would be great if the children could go outside and play
and let the adults talk.
 
Uncle Joe ( GAgunLAWbooklet GAgunLAWbooklet ), run your thoughts up the flagpole a bit. You obviously hold great conviction. So, what constitutes a firearm "clearly 100% built for killing people, and has no other legitimate use?" Your words, not mine, and you decided to ram it home stating it a couple times and then a follow up post to further your point.

Don't continue your cowardice by ignoring and then a half-witted effort to side step. Put your thoughts up. Back up your statements.

So, what constitutes a firearm "clearly 100% built for killing people, and has no other legitimate use?"

What is a "single-purpose people-killing machine?"

I'm waiting...
 
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