Home Defense Firearms: Pros and Cons

By Frank Melloni

Ask three instructors and you will likely get three answers to this question for the ages. Interestingly enough, they are all correct! Let’s take a look at the advantages and disadvantages to choosing a pistol, rifle or shotgun for home defense.

Shotguns

A pump-action Remington 870 and two semi-automatic Remington 1100 shotguns

All too often, “get a shotgun” is blurted out by the clerk behind the counter at a big box gun store. Why certainly a viable option, there are a few myths that need to be addressed. The first is “you can’t …read more