The Washington Times put together one of those slide shows naming the "21 best guns for home defense".
4 interesting points:
1) 2 ARs made the list - the Tavor and the AR15
2) The list did not include any .45 ACP firearms
3) The #4 selection was the S&W Model 41
4) Not one version of the 1911 made the list.
If I had to bet, I'd say it was an advertiser-driven list.
But I'm a cynic.
Kerodin
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