It was a devout gun owner in Texas who taught me why AR-15s are not self defense weapons.

"Not too long ago I heard some footsteps on my porch late at night. I went to get my shotgun and cocked it. It has an unmistakable sound. I heard the footsteps scramble off the porch, and when I looked out my window some guy was running away. Nobody wants to get shot up by buckshot."

You can't really miss with buckshot. An AR-15 will take out half your house's furniture along with the person you're trying to get. AR-15s as a self defense weapon is mythology.

High capacity magazine weapons need to be the line in the sand for gun reformers.