Comm. v. McGowan, 464 Mass. 232 (2013)Court held that "because [the gun storage law, G.L. c.140,] 131L (a) is consistent with the right to bear arms in self-defense in one's home and is designed to prevent those who are not licensed to possess or carry firearms from gaining access to firearms, it falls outside the scope of the Second Amendment."
Comm. v. Runyan, 456 Mass. 230 (2010)Trigger locks or locked containers can be required. The Second Amendment isn't incorporated under the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of substantive due process and therefore doesn't apply to the States. Further, the General Laws c. 140, 131L (a) can be distinguished from the law ruled unconstitutional in Heller, because "an individual with a valid firearms identification card issued under G. L. c. 140, 129C, is not obliged to secure or render inoperable a firearm while the individual carries it or while it remains otherwise under the individual's control...; the statute therefore does not make it impossible for those persons licensed to possess firearms to rely on them for lawful self-defense."
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District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 US 570 (2008)"The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home."
Five months into the war, Russian air forces have failed to establish air superiority over Ukraine. Shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, formally called man-portable air defense systems, or MANPADS, fired by Ukrainians have downed dozens of Russian military airplanes and rotorcraft. Longer range systems have kept Russia's manned strike aircraft out of the western part of the country and forced them into the MANPADS envelope near the front lines. Now, with NASAMS and IRIS-T SLM both set to arrive at some point, these numbers are likely to go up, or the effectiveness of Russian air power will continue to erode due to a lack of access to defended areas.
Hmmm. I have been a big fan of the Combat Shotgun for many years. I went through many different shotguns and configurations and have come to some basic conclusions. First, buy quality. I love my old 870 with the top folding police stock - but mag extensions are iffy for reliability and, like you, I don't like the safety location. Mossberg does build a good shotgun, even though it uses an aluminum receiver, the lockup is steel to steel - the bolt locks into the barrel, not the receiver. They also offer such excellent options such as Ghost Ring sights - amazingly fast, perhaps on a par with red dots - and full length mag tubes. And no batteries - ever. When training with the late Great Louis Awerbuck, I became enamored with the Benelli. Particularly the M1 Super 90. With Ghost Ring sights, of course. Much less punishing when you are firing hundreds of rounds daily! That shotgun followed me into combat. Even with the disadvantages of safety location and speed of reloading it was great! As far as accessorizing, I find less to be best. The more crap you hang of a combat shotgun, the more mass you have to deal with! Slows down your reaction response. All those addons make the gun less responsive and upsets the balance of a otherwise really good fighting platform. Secondarily, all that "stuff" is more likely to get hung up on lord knows what, clothing, gear, vegetation or anything in your surroundings that can possibly reach out and grab your firearm! (a Murphy enabler) I do believe in lots of extra ammo, but prefer to have it on my belt or on my gear (in a fashion that won't get caught on "stuff") There are some really cool spring loaded shotgun shell carriers/dispensers out there, but they do have a short learning curve. Very effective. As far as home defense goes, there are a few things I feel must be taken into consideration. ) buck is great - but unless you live in a more remote/rural area, you really have to think about which neighbor you like or don't like. Buckshot, similar to but not as drastic as, slugs, will exit most houses. I did a video on home defense ammo a number of years ago using constructed walls at average home room sizes. The grand finale was 12 ga. The slugs and buck, even #4 went through several walls and exited the "house". Heavy bird shot - #4 - was not so bad, only going through 1 1/2 walls. You may pooh pooh birdshot, but I have seen it (#6 birdshot) take a foot off above the ankle at about ten feet. I certainly would not want to get shot with it. Unless you live in a house with huge rooms - say 25 feet or so - and the intruder stays far away (which they generally don't) #4 birdshot or even #2 would most likely be a fairly safe choice! Concerning shotgun reloads in a home defense situation. I sincerely hope that a home defense situation can be handled in five to nine shots with a shotgun! If not, I hope you have another gun handy, like on your hip! "The quickest reload is another gun " I don't know who said that, but it really applies to a tube mag shotgun! If you don't have another gun, the shotgun can be used as a great club if empty (see military use of a long gun as a striking weapon for examples) you are not going to be able to do a "tactical" or "speed" reload in a CQB situation! Be fast. Be vicious. Never quit. Win. Walk away.Just some observations over a lifetime of weapons use and training. (I am 75 and been in waaay too many gunfights/battles)
Would rather use a rifle for home defense. I can configure it shorter than a shotgun with no tax stamp necessary, I have more capacity, and with the right ammo I don't have to worry about over penetration. Due to a lighter round I can also have faster follow up shots. Even a good pistol will have higher capacity, more maneuverability, faster follow ups and the same lack of over penetration. And any "tactical" rifle will have a place to put any number of attachments, like a light so you don't accidentally shoot your teenager that's trying to sneak back in, optics, laser sighting, that will make it a better choice for home defense, same for a pistol. Typically once you start getting the kinds of shotguns with those same capabilities they can cost as much or more than a rifle or pistol that has that option from the start.
The fastest and most difficult (and adrenaline pumping) shotgun shooting I've done is on the back of an old farm truck going 30-40 kph down dirt tracks after feral animals - rabbits, cats, dogs, pigs etc. I used a Mossberg 500 ATP8 and 12 gauge 00 buck with roughly 100 rounds in a side pouch so I could reach in and grab rounds on the go. There was little time to think about anything except shooting, loading and holding on at rough sections of track. My 100 rounds was soon never enough and I would have to take extra rounds in a box at my feet. The other guys I was with also switched from semi auto rifles to shotguns as well since they couldn't hit moving targets from a moving vehicle with a rifle. I estimate I've put over 10,000 rounds through that Mossberg and never had it jam - not ever. I had to start reloading we went through so much ammo. The only time the truck would stop was when we were out of ammo, needed a break or if the farmer wanted to collect meat for his dogs. Those fancy two and four round top ups are great if you are standing still like Keanu Reeves is doing. Try that on a speeding bumping vehicle. My technique was to lay the gun on the cab roof and top it up since sometimes I had to hold on with one hand and could not afford to drop any rounds. Sights were never used except when we were doing target practice with slugs. But since this article is geared at home self defense and not multiple targets from a moving vehicle some of that is not relevant. However, it did teach us fast reflex shooting and fast loading as we never knew when or where the targets would appear.
I have a Wilson Combat on a rack on the bed frame loaded with #4 shot. It would only be used inside at relatively close ranges. It patterns great out to 50 feet and is a pleasure to shoot at the range. When it comes to my and my family's defense I want the very finest as our lives depend on it.
I liked everything about this article but I disagree with one point. This is just my opinion and I'm putting it out there as food for thought. I do agree that racking a shotgun to scare someone off is not something you should count on. However I disagree with the idea of keeping a fully loaded shotgun with One in the chamber. Some shotguns are known for going off if they're knocked over or dropped even with the safety on. This is the main reason why most shotguns are stored without One in the chamber. As for giving away your position, this doesn't matter in the vast majority of cases. You are going to be yelling out that you have a weapon and that you have called the police. You are not going to be laying in ambush to shoot down the intruder. Avoiding the engagement if possible is always the best course. And I know and in some extreme cases this does not apply, but we are talking about the vast majority of Home defense situations and in some states if you lay an ambush for the intruder you could be the one going to jail. Again this is my opinion only and I put it out there as something to consider.
I have a Black AcesTactical FD12 - essentially the same weapon (both made by the Hunt Group in Turkey). I shoot #4 Buck (2.75" /high brass/full load) and use a ProMag 20 round drum. Range officers call it "The Beast". At home defense ranges (under 45') this thing will chew up anything, and I have only had one stove-pipe in over 300 rounds. #4 buck has been shown to dump the most energy into a target - better than #00 (which supprised me) - but you have to hit it. I've mounted a Vortex red dot to the weapopn. Very satisfied.
For home defense, I use the Charles Daly Honcho in .410 bore with Winchester's 2 1/2" PDX rounds and Dupo 7 fragmenting slugs. Three coated .41 caliber antipersonnel discs and 12 coated BB's. Followed by fragmenting slugs that create approximately 50" of linear wound. Kicks a bit more with that much flying out the business end... But I have trained in how fire form the hip and effective at 20 yards. For longer distance, I can raise it up and fire by pushing the weapon forward as I fire. Trespassers will be shot. No survivers. 2ff7e9595c
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