I drove down from carroll county to grab a ruger a r556 the other day and easily the best gun shop i've ever been to and the prices were ridiculous. Worth the drive and I'll be back many times.
Not particularly a close call as no humans were involved but I was out shooting 22's with my girlfriend when we first started dating and while we were reloading my grandparents cat walked out of the soybeans
I wouldn't worry about lawyers.
That being said I would only stick to either 410 slugs/buckshot or 45 lc. I wouldn't even consider putting any type of shot in there. I'm not planning on a "warning shot." If i feel threatened enough to use my firearm I'm going to use it. I'm not going to fire a...