One Christmas my cousin's husband bought [View all]

his and her sawed off shotguns.
He was a wealthy restaurant owner and they lived in the most upscale part of town.
He was extremely conservative and this was in the 70's. He gave me a book titled "None Dare Call It Treason." It was a John Birch type book.
When I asked him why he got two sawed off shotguns he said, "it's for when they come." I asked who are they he said, " the poor people."
He believed the poor people were coming to get them because they were wealthy and he was going to go down fighting.
A gunner post today reminded me of this.
I think paranoia is one of the motives to own a shotgun back then and today. Just plain fear sells guns!