# 2013 Federal Assault Weapons Ban **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-federal-assault-weapons-ban/265858 **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic **Created:** [December 27, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-federal-assault-weapons-ban/265858 "2012-12-27T19:15:42Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 140
### Author: ![pitman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@pitman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pitman) #### Post date: [January 11, 2013, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-federal-assault-weapons-ban/265858/140 "2013-01-11T08:13:05Z")
> [@honda trans swap](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honda-trans-swap/51460/10): > > I am a gun noob, but wouldn’t a run of the mill shotgun with shot instead of slugs make one hell of a mess in your house… and potentially risk family collateral damage? As in say the intruder is between you and your family members… if ya shoot at the intruder you are going to pepper your family too. I would also assume that bird/buck shot would go right through half inch sheetrock and hollow walls too, so if your kids room is off to the left or right you might be hitting them too. the shotgun can have a choke that changes the pattern of the shot. so it you have your choke open it will have a larger spread than if it was closed. best advice is to bring your gun to range and shoot it with the buckshot and bird shot to see its apttern at a certain distance. most HD incounters are within 15ft --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2013-federal-assault-weapons-ban/265858)._