Self defense while traveling

suprz wrote:
I'm almost sorry I started this thread... But to get back on track, carrying a shotgun in the RV is easier than a handgun? I do agree with a previous poster that said, not many people do not recognize the sound of a shotgun shell being chambered. But on a personal note, my son is a Marine, and is proud to serve his country, but when I see the way the constitution is being abused and twisted, it makes me wonder how much will be left of the constitution for him to fight for....

Suprz,

Don’t feel bad about this thread. We’re always going to have those special people who are sooo much more evolved than us primitives that they don’t see a need to ever protect themselves or the ones that they love. Its okay for a police officer to risk his life defending theirs, after all the police officer doesn’t have kids and family that love, care for and rely on him, or does he? But I guess for those special people he’s not so evolved so it’s okay!

Years ago I read an interesting blog posted by an Argentinean after they’d had an economic melt-down and a partial civilization collapse. It was a very scary but eye-opening article about real life events that took place after the economic melt-down.

Among the many things he recommended was to have a shotgun for home protection. He considered a pistol relatively worthless and only recommended having one to carry for personal protection while shopping. My pistol, a Kel-Tec, has an accurate range of about 5’ (LOL). I carry it with me while quail hunting so that if my dog gets tangled up with a pack of javelinas I have an extra 7 shots to protect her with.

As far as shotguns go, I recommend the Remington 870 pump. They are relatively cheap, extremely reliable and can be obtained in a myriad of different versions from short-barreled, short-stocked, home defense models to long barreled hunting arms and everything in between. If you like to hunt or shoot clay targets you can do what I do. My 870 came with a 28” barrel for hunting and clay target shooting. For home defense I install a short “riot gun” barrel. The barrel swap only takes a minute or two and requires no tools.

So there’s your answer. A shotgun is great choice, very effective, and you won’t have as many legal hoops to jump through as you pass from state to state.

Steve