James, You are correct that most incidents will not be at long distance. In fact most incidents will be at close distances, probably less than 10 feet. But that doesn’t mean that someone will not initiate an attack from some undetermined distance beyond 100 yards. My point about the limitations of pistol cartridge carbines is that they do not fill a broad roll in terms of protection. Shotguns are in the same roll as pistol carbine due to the short range capability. There are ways to work short range weapons into defense plans however as a primary solution it probably isn’t the best selection for the majority of people.
