The great shotgun urban myth

[Jay Cunningham]

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(I'll take that as a "yes.")

[LOKNLOD]

I think that used car dealers and personal injury lawyers probably sit around and tell "gun shop employee/owner" jokes at their parties.

[Failure2Stop]

Todd brings up a good discussion point.
When I read Grant's post I was immediately struck by the stupidity of the reasons stated by the others, of course. But then I started rolling the various options through my head.

What would I recommend a 20 something 115 lb woman for a HD gun? And of course, cost is a consideration.

We all know that a handgun is more difficult to achieve markmanship proficiency than a long-gun. While EBRs fill the job well, frankly they are a bit scary to most first-gun females and relatively expensive. Shotguns offer very good terminal performance and when properly sized are not too difficult to manipulate. I think the 870 20 ga youth model would be pretty good.

I am of the mind that a shotgun may be a very good choice, as long as appropriate training is sought.