[Moonman62]

lose a little hearing or lose you life, your call

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So nobody has ever defended themselves with something less than a shotgun?

[Chode]

for a goodly portion of the population, legally owning a pistol is out of the question let alone getting good using one

a shotty is prolly their only and best chance at home defense for little training and higher first round hit probability

personally i prefer a pistol as primary but have you ever heard a pistol fired indoors? believe me, it's LOUD!!!