Jdh, I don't like those cryptic answers to hardware questions. "Devensive = the one you have with you"...well, at the time of the encounter, yes. But if you're trying to figure out what hardware to bring in case of a defensive encounter, then the question matters.
If I were looking for my first gun and I asked "what's the best gun?" and I got "what you have with you" or "what you shoot best", I'd be like "well I don't have anything with me" or "well I don't have experience, so I don't know what I shoot best". There may not be one correct answer, but a blanket statement like this does nothing to help the person pick out their hardware.
It would be like if I were asking what attire to wear to a party, and the answer is "what everyone else is wearing." I won't know that until I'm there, but you can ask questions like "male or female? what type of party? is there a dress code?" to help me narrow it down.
If I were looking for my first gun and I asked "what's the best gun?" and I got "what you have with you" or "what you shoot best", I'd be like "well I don't have anything with me" or "well I don't have experience, so I don't know what I shoot best". There may not be one correct answer, but a blanket statement like this does nothing to help the person pick out their hardware.
It would be like if I were asking what attire to wear to a party, and the answer is "what everyone else is wearing." I won't know that until I'm there, but you can ask questions like "male or female? what type of party? is there a dress code?" to help me narrow it down.