No, The Shotgun Is Not A Magic Self-Defense Wand

By Tom Knighton

Yesterday, I was checking out the blogs I follow and I came across a post by Tam Keel over at her blog. I like Tam’s writing style and she’s incredibly knowledgeable about the topic of guns and self-defense. I’ve rarely disagreed with her on much of anything I’ve seen her write.

However, yesterday, she wrote something that floored me. It’s not that I don’t believe her, but that I can’t believe this is still happening.

You see, she was auditing a gun class or two and there was a guy there who wasn’t your typical gun guy. It turns out he wanted something for home defense but, because of a medical issue, was limited on how to shoot it. What got me was how he ended up with a shotgun.

The student had, it seemed, shot 3 Position Smallbore Rifle in college, and remembered the difficulty of hitting the tiny bullseye at 25 yards. Because of this, he had wanted a defensive weapon he wouldn’t have to aim under stress. Further, due to medical issues, he wasn’t able to raise his right arm above shoulder level or effectively shoulder a shotgun.

He’d been sold a shotgun as a weapon that could …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms