Sep 9 2019

Why Shotgun Training is Critical

While people still snicker at Joe Biden’s famous “self-defense” advice (“Buy a shotgun! Buy a shotgun!… If there’s ever a problem, just walk out on the balcony and fire two blasts outside the house…”), I’m still disappointed by the widespread belief that the shotgun requires less skill at arms than other guns used for defense.  And by people who should know better! It’s not just what people like Joe Biden have said—though he certainly did us no favors. Misinformation about all firearms continues daily, simply through osmosis—what people see on TV and in the movies, what they hear others say. But the myth seems to be the worst for shotguns.

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