I have to disagree with the long arm statement, at least in the post Covid buying phase. Of the folks we're talking about, a good percentage of them had trouble with a DA trigger pull, let alone holding up a 12 ga shotgun AND thats not even discussing the recoil.

ALSO lets not forget the availability issues of guns in the last 2 years. IDK about your shops; but we havent been able to actually order guns since February 2020. So its no longer a "I want this" its a "this is what we have--do you want it or not and dont wait too long cause somebody else will take it"

So back to the SAA, theres no DA trigger, no cocked/locked, nothing but Cock and go bang! For those folks is "dead" simple. Give'em a Ruger Wrangler of a Heritage Rough Rider and they are at least armed. Hand'em a pamphlet for training, tell them which end the bullet comes out cause you know they wont "waste $$$" on training and tell'em to aim for the face the move on to the next democrat who tells you they dont like guns but are afraid of defunding the police.

A rifle is fine IF they know what they are doing BUT if these guys arent taking shooting courses then they certainly arent taking "shoot and move tactical" classes. So when they go roaming around the house looking for "that noise", can they really maneuver with that 10-22 without getting it snatched from them?

BUT ultimately it comes down to whats available and what they can afford AND if theyre idiot neighbor told them to get a tactical shotgun cuz the racking noise will scare the bad guys away. Dear GOD, whoever said that needs to be whipped in the town square.