I don’t think there is a great chance that I would ever need a defensive rifle. Just not likely in my area tho I would never dismiss it as impossible.
I did have an incident happen a few months ago which made me realize a high capacity shotgun or pistol could happen.
I had driven out to the nearest town which is about 12 miles away. As I approached home I noticed a van parked in my rural driveway.
I thought about getting my pistol ready but decided to just play it by ear. It turned out they were friendly and didn’t act at all hostile. They had almost lost a tire and had no spare. The bad one had metal showing. I knew a guy who would help them out and he lived near enough that I told them to go ahead and creep to his house which was only a short distance to go. I phoned him to warn him.
After they were gone, I did check a tire and wheel I had in my driveway and they had definitely checked it out before I got there. Maybe just something they would have offered to buy but maybe to steal. Anyway it was the wrong size.
I just realized I didn’t mention there were around a dozen Mexicans in and around the van.