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Home protection is important to some people. The fact that you think its stupid that people should protect their family is exactly why no common ground can be found in terms of gun ownership and gun control. Both sides are sitting on the extremes, and those of us who aren't 'scared' of weapons like those here who have obviously never shot a gun, are lost in the stupid argument between both sides.
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How is a rifle suitable for home protection? I can
maybe buy the argument that firearms in general could be useful to defend your home against an intruder (although statistics show that people are much more likely to shoot a family member than be involved in a home invasion), but a rifle is absolutely the wrong tool for engagements at close range (e.g. across a bedroom or down a hallway). You'd be better off with a shotgun in that situation, and it would work equally well as a deterrent.