Misconceptions

[PTWB]

25. I was just wondering.

You mentioned you don’t advocate for long guns for home defense, so I wondered what you preferred (or advocated for) for home defense.

An AR with a common 16” barrel is handy to wield, accurate to shoot, and exceptionally lethal. The main drawback to using an AR or other long gun for home defense is the potential for hearing damage, but a suppressor greatly mitigates that potential (at the cost of some portability).

I think for most home defenders a 9mm pistol with a weapon mounted light is hard to beat. But it does have the drawback of significantly more over penetration than from an AR chambered in .223 and loaded with highly frangible bullets.

Any home defender must be proficient with the weapon platform they choose to utilize, and is ultimately responsible for being able to identify their target (hence the weapon mounted light), and knowing the hazards of what may be behind their target.