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catnhatnh

(8,976 posts) Wed Sep 18, 2013, 09:47 PM Sep 2013

Of course we don't regulate shotguns like pistols or rifles....

...they're for sports and hunting.

https://www.google.com/search?q=mossberg+shotguns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=3kg6UpDYBuTD4API0YDoBQ&ved=0CFwQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=635&dpr=1

Well, ummm, like most of them,RIGHT?

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Of course we don't regulate shotguns like pistols or rifles.... (Original Post) catnhatnh Sep 2013 OP

They're very powerful weapons but for some reason they don't scare voters as much as rifles Recursion Sep 2013 #1

Shotguns are regulated very much like pistols and rifles. aikoaiko Sep 2013 #2

Oh, sure. Ruin the fun by introducing the facts.... ManiacJoe Sep 2013 #7

Pump shotguns are used by the SEALs for a reason mwrguy Sep 2013 #3

Close. ManiacJoe Sep 2013 #6

Guns is guns. nt rrneck Sep 2013 #4

A 12 gauge shotgun loaded with 00 buckshot is an incredibly lethal firearm at ... spin Sep 2013 #5

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

1. They're very powerful weapons but for some reason they don't scare voters as much as rifles

Reply to catnhatnh (Original post)

Wed Sep 18, 2013, 09:50 PM

Sep 2013

And nobody seems to care very much about handguns, which kill something like 10 times as many people.

aikoaiko

(34,165 posts)

2. Shotguns are regulated very much like pistols and rifles.

Reply to catnhatnh (Original post)

Wed Sep 18, 2013, 09:58 PM

Sep 2013

I'm really want one of these: UTS 15 or a Kel-tec KSG

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)

7. Oh, sure. Ruin the fun by introducing the facts....

Reply to aikoaiko (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 19, 2013, 12:41 AM

Sep 2013

mwrguy

(3,245 posts)

3. Pump shotguns are used by the SEALs for a reason

Reply to catnhatnh (Original post)

Wed Sep 18, 2013, 10:02 PM

Sep 2013

You can kill a lot of people in a short amount of time.

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)

6. Close.

Reply to mwrguy (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 19, 2013, 12:36 AM

Sep 2013

Shotguns are used by SEALs (and other soldiers) to kill a few people in a short amount of time and space.

Pump shotguns are used because they are overly reliable when using lots of different shells.

rrneck

(17,671 posts)

4. Guns is guns. nt

Reply to catnhatnh (Original post)

Wed Sep 18, 2013, 10:42 PM

Sep 2013

spin

(17,493 posts)

5. A 12 gauge shotgun loaded with 00 buckshot is an incredibly lethal firearm at ...

Reply to catnhatnh (Original post)

Thu Sep 19, 2013, 12:15 AM

Sep 2013

close range. Close range would be up to 20 yards and that may be an underestimate.

The 12 gauge shotgun is the most devastating and lethal weapon yet devised for inflicting rack and ruin at close range. A safe bet for ammunition selection is to use the 2-3/4-inch 00 buckshot load. The impact of one of these shot shells is essentially equivalent to getting hit with a nine round burst from a submachine gun.
http://www.internetarmory.com/shotgun_ammo.htm

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