One thing I take into consideration over just the money I paid is how it would look to a prosecutor or jury. Mas Ayoob once wrote that if you are going to have a shotgun for defense at home, have one that is as plain as possible and with no fancy name to it, which some manufacturers like to use for marketing purposes. From a legal standpoint, image can help or hurt you.
For this reason, I wouldn't want an AR15 used in my defense in the home. The whole thing about how I just sprayed down someone with a high capacity assault rifle just like the one so many murderers have used to kill school children would not look good in court.
That said, I do own an AR15, but my reason is to have it for a possible future when such concerns may no longer be an issue, and more range and firepower may be needed. A societal collapse would be an example.
For this reason, I wouldn't want an AR15 used in my defense in the home. The whole thing about how I just sprayed down someone with a high capacity assault rifle just like the one so many murderers have used to kill school children would not look good in court.
That said, I do own an AR15, but my reason is to have it for a possible future when such concerns may no longer be an issue, and more range and firepower may be needed. A societal collapse would be an example.