I'm glad you stated your opinion.  Here's mine: 1st. Shotgun for home defense is a bad idea for kids and the ladies.  2nd.  You say that the AR is popular with the mentally unstable.  You just called 5 million Americans mentally unstable.   3rd.  You don't know that many hunters.  Anyone saying that the AR is not a good hunting tool is either stupid or repeating the liberal lie.