Poll of the Day > Why do you own more than one firearm?

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You only need one to protect your house, what are the others for?

I like guns is fine.
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I carry a pistol because you can't carry a long gun with you in public, concealed or otherwise. And it would be obnoxious to, even where legal. However, a handgun is not an ideal weapon. It is a backup/concealed gun. As such:

I own a 12 gauge pump shotgun with a flashlight built in for home defense, because it is one of the most ideal close quarters / home defense weapons. 00 Buckshot still has to be aimed, and WILL penetrate dry wall (the extreme spread of shotguns in video games is a myth, unless you specifically have a choke/shell arrangement to get wider patterns earlier) but slightly less so than a rifled slug (such as one fired from a pistol/rifle/carbine.) In addition to that, 3" 00 Buckshot has a lot of stopping power (not "knockdown power". That is also a myth) even against a fit male when hit center mass. I choose pump over the speed of a semi-automatic for the home defense shotgun because the manual bolt control allows me a better chance of clearing a rare jam in a life or death scenario.

I own an AR-15 carbine for extreme scenarios where I need a little longer range than a shotgun, and lots of ammunition that can accurately be laid down. I would almost always go for my shotgun if I heard someone breaking in, but there have been instances on the news where 8+ armed intruders broke into a family's home, and in that case, the 40 round magazine of 5.56mm would give me a better fighting chance.

The rest of my guns are just for collecting, and are all locked up in a safe.
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I don't own any
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I own a shotgun, AR-15, and as of this Christmas, three handguns (which is entirely too many).

Im keeping them in case the zombie apocalypse ever kicks off.

Solid Sonic posted...

You only need one to protect your house

Not true, especially if you have multiple people in your home.
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Variety is the spice of life, mom got me a surprise revolver for xmas
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A few if counting a BB gun and air rifle.