Makes it much more likely to be able to defuse a situation without having to fire a shot....
I've seen this illogical reasoning posted many times and couldn't disagree more.
You should never pull a weapon unless you intend to use it to protect your life, which to me, means shooting the bad guy in the 10 ring.
I would never give an intruder any idea of my position, nor any idea that my weapon was not ready to be fired.
Aim and fire, no sound, no warning and hopefully, he'll never even hear the shot that killed him.
Situation defused.
“I’ve seen this illogical reasoning posted many times and couldn’t disagree more.”
It is only illogical to the logic challenged. It is the rare burglar who enters a home knowing the occupants are present. Those that do are looking for thrills as well as cash. They are not looking for an armed confrontation although they may be prepared for one. So put yourself in this burglar’s shoes. You have entered a house that may be occupied. You suddenly learn that your presence has been detected by the sound of a shotgun being racked. The sound comes from behing a closed (possibly locked) door. You do not know the layout of the room the sound came from, how many opponents there are, or their location. You DO know they are well armed and ready. IMO only a suicidal psycho is going to try and enter that room. Situation defused without having to kill someone, blow out my ears and my wife’s, clean up a huge mess, spend time in a police station, hire a lawyer, etc.
On the off chance that someone decides to come through that door they have demonstrated hostile intent and likely VERY determined to kill you. Although I sometimes piss people off, but I haven’t pissed anyone off THAT MUCH in decades. If you come through that door, it’s not going to be pretty.
“I would never give an intruder any idea of my position, nor any idea that my weapon was not ready to be fired.”
What you’ve told him is that your weapon is ready to be fired NOW. I doubt he cares that it wasn’t ready a minute ago.
Both arguments have merit.
Firing cannot be undone and will cost you $100,000.00 in legal fees for a “clean” shoot in some states.
Armed BG in your house, in a state with a Castle Doctrine law, - you are probably left with some sheetrock and trim work.
Other situations - all bets are off.
“...You should never pull a weapon unless you intend to use it to protect your life...”
Agree. Of course sometimes a bad guy will get the drop on the property owner who must run, duck, and/or grab a weapon at which point chambering a round and firing the round or shell should be part of the same second action.
I like 18-inch doubles over 18-inch pumps because the double will be a few inches shorter and handier due to the lack of the action/receiver. Two shotgun blasts of 16 pellets each is a lot of shooting in a home D situation. Plus doubles are close to being idiot-proof while I’ve seen folks fumble with pumps finding the slide release to chamber a round. Remember most home D shooters are greenhorns and not real shootists.