You still have to bring the shotgun in the rough direction. Sounds easier as it is in real life.
It
is easy. I've already clocked myself (I'm a sad person, aren't I?
) at about 1/4 of a second to get a picture on a target from a relaxed holding position (just holding it in one hand by my side). I can get much less than that when the weapon is already shouldered (which it would most likely be during the home-invasion situation). There is really no reason why some other average person couldn't get at least twice that time (about half a second).
There is also another factor in this situation: the layout of the house. Some homes have a naturally easier layout when it comes to a firefight/standoff. Others, not so much.
And when counted wrong, you hold one of them in check, while the other stands behind you. Guess who will have the best chances to survive this then.
That's rather situation specific. Most home invasions that I've read about in the news and elsewhere were typically conducted by a single person. It's also home-layout specific.
Even when you use a shotgun, and don't need to aim good, you should still move the bad end of the gun away from your feet. If you are next making a noise like a love-hungry elephant, while sneaking up on the intruder, guess how good your chances are to get that far.
Indeed, your chances of sneaking on the intruder are slim. However, the whole point of using a firearm is to keep the subject well out of grappling range, where you can "control" them. A long rifle/shotgun inside of grappling range is essentially useless unless you intend on bashing the guy's head in (or you intend on getting your head bashed in).
Actually it's a bit of a myth that you don't have to aim with a shotgun. Like with all weapons, it must be brought to bear although the range at which you will use it means that you can aim only with the front sight - but at <5 meters range, you do this with any firearm
True, I was exaggerating a bit. Any gun (I
hate that word...) needs to be aimed (to a degree).
Trust me strength really doesn’t matter, if you have enough martial arts training you can defend against nearly anyone, once got in a fight with a kid twice my size who was on the football team, he charged me and tried to punch me a joint lock and choke hold later he was on the ground incapacitated.
Pretty impressive
. Although, you've got to admit: most people in school (and out in "the real world") can't fight worth a dang (some fights are just plain hilarious). I find it funny in my school how a buch of kids always join either the football or wrestling teams in order to look tough. In fact, my friend (who is on the wrestling team), decided one day that he would take me on in a friendly spar. It was a simple act of landing a punch on his face (things that the person is not used to typically catch them off guard) and throwing him head-first into the ground.
Happened to me too. I tripped him and ran away. Later I put itchy power in his swimsuit.
:lol: Now that is cruel.
Tools in general, and weapons in particular, have symbolic value as well. The argument that a gun or sword is no different than a bulldozer seems to miss this point altogether.
Very true. As GregBurch said, the simple act of racking the weapon (thus making a loud and familiar sound) can send chills down people's spine.
GregBurch:But personally, for home defense, I rely more on the claymores we embedded in the walls when we remodeled the house.
:lol: Bet your wife loved that. Just dig a big hole before you set those suckers off.
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