This is NOT about 2nd Amendment rights but is merely a question. I know the Constitution allows gun ownership and if that is your thing, I have no problem with it.

However, I saw an advertisement from Gander Mountain Sports in the Daily Sun yesterday that has me wondering as to the "why these guns are needed". One was a very nice rifle that looked just like an M-16. It even came with a 30 round magazine - and cost $1000. The second was a 12 gauge "tactical pump shotgun" with a tactical stock and pistol grip that held 5 rounds in the magazine plus one in the chamber and had spaces for 5 shells in the tactical stock for easy reloading.

I suppose the shotgun could be used for hunting but seems to me it was clearly meant for "anti-personnel" means. The rifle, with a 30 round magazine, looked totally for "anti-personnel". The rifle was 5.56 NATO which is the same as an M-16. 30 rounds for home defense? Maybe the answer is simply that you might miss with the first 29 shots?

Again, not an anti-gun posting but just why would someone want an M-16 knockoff for home defense? Wouldn't a 9mm pistol with a 10 round magazine be plenty good for that? Same thing for the shotgun. I would think a long gun would be a disadvantage for home defense unless you keep it under the bed. The pistol could be easily kept in a bedside table-except when the grandkids are around, of course.