>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>How long does it take to reload an Am. shotgun ? ;)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Very likely a lifetime after you specifically demonstrate that you are out of ammunition.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Takes a rather stupid attacker who believes a shotgun can only contain two rounds... lol
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>A double barrel shotgun??
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>You may need to do some research. An attacker with even limited knowledge of shotguns can count to 2.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>And how does he know it's a double barrel shotgun ?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>You may need to do some research. 2 Barrels side by side or over and under. REAL distinctive even from a distance.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Not sure it's easy to tell the difference between an O/U and a pump from a distance - especially with the number of shells you can stick in some of the models available there.....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Still pretty easy. Get a look from the side and it's simple.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>If I'm an intruder and someone starts blasting away with a shotgun I don't think I'll hang around trying to get a better view of the weapon in order to guess whether they've run out of ammo.....
>>>>>>
>>>>>>If some lady walks out to her porch and fires 2 shots, I would immediately assume she was as clueless as Biden himself, and would note the details.
>>>>>
>>>>>Then you are cetainly braver, and possibly more stupid, than me :-}
>>>>>
>>>>>>Again, a double barrel shotgun is easy to pick out at a glance from a distance.
>>>>>
>>>>>Don't agree (I have both)
>>>>
>>>>With a pump, you'll hear the second round being chambered (no silencer for the pump action). You can tell a pump w/o seeing it.
>>>
>>>If your eardrums are still up to it :-}
>>>If you *didn't* hear the click would you be prepared to assume it was an O/U ?
>>>And what would you do if she only fired one shot ?
>>
>>The Biden maneuver says she fires 2 shots.
>
>Of course, in this country she'd probably have a brace of Purdeys and a loader :-}

In this country, when we wave shotguns around with homicidal intent we get loaded on our own :-) Of course some beaters to drive the intruders over the thresh-hold would be nice ...