Why not converse with me, instead of demand explanations for things you don't understand? Why do you refuse to acknowledge state law? Why do you speak emotionally with no facts or basis and then acuse me of doing so, like a hypocrite?
Rifles are not easier to get than shotguns. You cant prove it and You're just wrong. Where's the facts to support your claim, bud?
I live in Baltimore. We (along with every developed area) have no year round "varmint season" lmao. The predators here are people.
I think we live in different worlds. Why don't you introduce me to yours so I can wrap my head around speaking to you.
Are we having fun yet?
How did I not acknowledge state law? This is the first you mentioned where you live. I did not say rifles are easier to get. Rifles and shotguns are equally easy to get because they both have the exact same requirements federally to obtain. Maybe where you live it's different. If I lived in a high crime urban area it would be more likely to buy a shotgun for home defense because of the multitude of thugs/bad guys, and the lethality and effectiveness of a shotgun at close range. It is the absolute best choice for home defense. Even if you can only have 3 rounds.
Thankfully I live in no area like you. For pretty much everywhere west of you with a rural area I can pretty much guarantee a varmint season. Whether you think its funny or not. Obviously in urban areas you pretty much have no wildlife. Other than as you say, people.
My facts are based upon extensive exposure to the topic of which we speak. We obviously disagree and that's fine. But when I know someone is speaking ignorantly that paints a more negative picture on reality, then I feel the need to say something. You are speaking of the area you know. I am speaking regarding federal law and the areas I have lived in and the laws in those areas, and none are like yours.
As I said before, state and local laws are different than federal law. I obviously don't know your ordinances and laws and honestly I don't care. I know they are more restrictive than they need to be, and most restrictive firearms laws make nothing safer. A key example is Chicago. Possibly the most restrictive handgun/firearms laws in the nation, yet the highest murder rate often.
The fact that you didn't know what the wood magazine limiter in a Mossberg 500 was about, and thought it was a way to somehow circumvent the law and the capacity by removing it, was what showed to me that you didn't really know what you were talking about. Why wouldn't anyone want to know the truth?