Why the hell would you need a shotgun? Like, I am normally very anti-gun, but I do accept the premise that the cat is out of the bag in case of the US. But wh

Why the hell would you need a shotgun? Like, I am normally very anti-gun, but I do accept the premise that the cat is out of the bag in case of the US. But why not stick to small pistols for self-defense? Ok, let’s have some shooting range that has shotguns and whatnot in an ultra-secure manner for “fun”, but otherwise why would you need anything else at home?