Nosmo King
Gold Member
Is the general public really trained and ready to respond with accurate marksmanship should the remote chance of a home invasion happen to them? Would you feel comfortable discharging an automatic weapon in a public place? Are you willing to have some other citizen discharge a weapon in a public place given the adrenaline charged circumstance of a perceived threat? And should that poor marksman be equipped with twenty or thirty shots to spray around?Do I need an assault weapon for home defense? I own a shot gun for home defense. I chose a shot gun because I believe the collateral damage done by spraying multiple bullets during the adrenaline fueled event of a home invasion is too risky.
I prefer the AR15 over the shotgun for a host of reasons.
Spraying multiple bullets is not the plan.
Do police officers regularly discharge their weapons during their patrols? Is the off chance of some perceived threat worth the risk of an assault weapon falling into the hands of someone willing to use it irresponsibly? What checks can be placed to help prevent that? Perhaps the mere presence of such weaponry gives the irresponsible too much opportunity. We saw that in the case of the Newtown shootings, didn't we?