Hello ChrisPer, This is off the subject of a very neat gun but to enlighten slightly on the shotgun only areas. There is a misconception of our legislators that they are less lethal and have less range. Here is a wonderful example of that. In the state (Peoples republic)of New Jersey you are mandated to use a Muzzleloader, Shotgun or Archery for Deer hunting. For Varmints you could use a 50 bmg sniper rifle if you wanted, completely legal. See, makes so much sense. There is some belief in that the trouble with injuries has to do with the firearm when common sense tells us it is the moron firing the firearm. The upper mid west states used to have laws about how high your tree stand could be.........So you couldn't shoot as far and injure someone. Iowa's southern tier of counties are/where all shotgun, but step 2 feet away over the border into Missouri and you can use a rifle, maybe on the same farm. I have done this actually in northern Pennsylvania and southern New York on the same farm. Very absurd and getting worse.

The overwhelming amount of hunting accidents involving 2 or more parties in the USA are during turkey seasons in the eastern sea board states. So therefor some of the states institute the use of smaller less lethal shot size.......again it is the moron with the gun.........but hey, what would I know.

The largest amount of accidents are non shootings involving falls from tree stands. Boogles the mind.