[TJFLSTRAT]

A careful investigation of the special situations that can be encountered in a home defense situation, makes any long gun, such as a shotgun a poor choice. Since the homeowner may have to navigate narrow passageways, as well as around furniture, the homeowner that uses any long gun risks having the intruder take control of the weapon due to the lenth of the barrel, allowing the intruder better chance to take control of the weapon. In low light situations an intruder can lay in wait, then wrestle the gun from the homeowner, especially if the homeowner is a woman. The best choice would be a snub nosed .357 magnum hand gun, since most intruder combat situations occuer in close quarters and within 7 feet, the intruder will be much less likely to releive the homeowner of his .357 snub nose, as opposed to any long barreled weapon.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

opposed to any long barreled weapon.

This is why he recommended a sawed-off 12 guage shotgun.

[SauronOfMordor]

Since the homeowner may have to navigate narrow passageways, as well as around furniture, the homeowner that uses any long gun risks having the intruder take control of the weapon due to the lenth of the barrel

Another disadvantage of the shotgun is that it is a two-hand weapon. With a handgun, you can use your other hand to hold a flashlight or phone, open doors, drag little kids out of the way, and do other useful things while still maintaining your gun ready for instant use.

Think twice about putting a flashlight attachment on your shotgun. Yes, it's convenient, and allows you to keep both hands on your gun. But it also means that your muzzle is pointing at whatever you're illuminating, whether you'd like to or not.