My weapon of choice is my trusty shot gun. Why would I want an “Assault” rifle to combat an intruder who is most likely going to try invade my home in the middle of the night while I’m sleeping.
Nobody has time to aim, much less stick scope to eye and seek out the target. Not that you’d be able to see anything anyways.
The shotgun is the best close proximity weapon, point and shoot, and be comfortable knowing that anything in it’s path with have a big hole in it.
I'm thinking that people who buy AR-15s and such are wanting to kill the perpetrators before they get to into the house. I suppose that in the forthcoming food riots, defenders will need to hit moving targets before those targets let loose with molotov cocktails, bricks and such.
Keep the scattergun for chasing evil doers off the porch.
Why do you need a shotgun at all? All you need is good locks on your doors and a phone to call 911.
Shotguns are great for close range personal defense, but if the fecal matter impacts the rotating blades your gonna want something that’ll reach out and touch someone.