That makes sense, I see where you're coming from. 

Good point! I'm planning to get a shotgun real soon so I can start skeet shooting, and it won't be the worst for home defence as you say! 

Getting way off topic here, but a shotgun for skeet shooting, while still most definitely a firearm that goes "boom" when you pull the trigger, is not the best for home defense. The barrels are longer (problematic indoors) and have varying degrees of choke, which means the pellets spread at a slower rate than an open choke shotgun.

If you can afford more than one, learn how to handle, aim and shoot with the skeet shooting shotgun, but buy a separate security shotgun for home defense. In a nutshell, that's an open choke (cylindrical bore) 20" barrel, pump action being the most failproof/reliable. Mossberg 500 or Remmington M870. Both are inexpensive and are used by the US military and virtually every police force in the country.

Neither is particularly (at all) appropriate for skeet shooting. At least not competitive skeet shooting. 

They have very few guns in China so they simply use explosives. Gangs should be attacked at their roots (legalize the drugs they sell to destroy their source of income) for a far more comprehensive solution to gun crime.

Yeah that's a really good point. I really only have enough money for one gun right now so I have to decide between a tactical shotgun or a hunting/skeet shotgun. I'm not too worried about home defence right now (I live in a safe area) so I'll probably end up with a regular shotgun, and once I save up enough I'd go for a tactical one or just a handgun or something. I really wanna get an AR-15 too haha, but they're super expensive in Canada. (Haven't seen a good brand of one for under $1,200)

Are you a gun owner yourself? Right now I just have an SKS, whatever I get next is my 2nd gun. 

Friendly fire happens in all wars in all armies, and its because of soldiers, it has nothing to do with technology. Seriously, this isn't so hard to get.

Gadafi is horrible example. His army is nothing compared to american army. And he was actually winning the war until NATO and the west intervened.

as for 3rd paragraph, that would dependent on the war situation

Alcohol is already legal and it's the hardest commonly used drug after meth, heroin and cocaine. Please tell me you don't believe in that gateway drug BS that the fearmongering nanny-state government tries to use to justify its Draconian prohibitionary nonsense. Select drugs aren't legal because that would threaten the alcohol industry so they use lobbyists to railroad the democratic process and safeguard their own interests. Legalizing drugs would disrupt the organized crime syndicates that rely on the illicit drug trade and without them, the predatory drug pushing that they utilize to ensure a healthy consumer base would be disrupted offsetting any potential increase in drug usage. Everybody wins with drug legalization with the exception of organized criminals, but that being said they are the only ones who seem to support personal freedom so I opt to support them :/

Dedicated skeet guns are typically over and under models since competitive shooting has a two round limit per pull. I don't know if you're interested in competive skeet shooting or if you just want to be able to actually use your new firearm rather than load it and store it in a gun safe, closet/wherever for emergency use only, in which case invest in a decent over and under model and get your enjoyment out it instead if you like sport shooting.

Handguns are fine, but again, rather than justifying a purchase for "home defense" just buy a quality one if you're interested in shooting at an indoor range for enjoyment. If you don't have any experience with handguns, they require more training to handle safely (BFSC is required in California before one can purchase one legally) and more range time to accurately hit what you're aiming at consistently. 

If it comes off like I'm more into pushing sporting use of firearms rather than advocating the "home defense" argument, I am. You'll get more use and enjoyment out of your firearms that way. Even if you live in a warzone, that whole "home defense" use will in all likelihood NEVER come up. 

And yes, I'm an 8 year US Army veteran, so I do own firearms, not that all veterans do. 

Then the focus would just switch to human trafficking, illegal gambling, whatever is illicit and highly profitable as a result.

On the extreme end of this kind of thinking, one would probably argue that if you just legalized everything, then hey; no one would be a criminal and ergo, there would be no crime, which doesn't work in reality. 

Regardless of what's being regulated (prostitution, drugs, firearms), the key shortcoming is that the laws rarely address the root issue (demand) and instead focus mainly on being able to prosecute once the crime (violating regulatory law) has been committed. 

Oh that's cool man, I have huge respect for veterans. 

And I definitely agree with you, I'm really not into firearms for home defence at all, in my 20 years I've never been the victim of, or even seen a crime take place so I'm really not concerned about defence. I definitely just want one for sporting purposes with home defence being an afterthought. 

I was thinking about just a regular pump shotgun like a Reminton 870 or a Benelli SuperNova. Over/under is definitely the best option for skeet, but above my price range to be honest. Plus I may get into hunting small game in the future like turkey/duck, etc.