An AR shares a similar manual of arms to a pistol, lots of gross motor skills, high ammunition capacity, very low recoil (on the rifle) and VERY easy to operate for a beginner.
Once you start talking about RUNNING these guns and keeping them topped off and in the fight things change but for a beginner, someone that is just picking the gun up, slamming a big ass box magazine filled with 28 rounds into a hole and slamming the side of the receiver to drop the bolt (during a reload) is a hell of a lot easier than asking them to stick individual rounds into their gun while their hands are slippery, shaking and their heart is beating out of their chest.
I really do believe running a gun well and shooting efficiently is an art no matter what gun you're rocking but fighting with a shotgun at maximum efficiency takes a heck of a lot more concentration, training, knowledge and dedication towards learning how the gun runs and how it can be used.
This video is obviously not the greatest source material but its a reasonable example of the point im trying to make.
http://www.youtube.com/user/adcostev...41/1UauxacnFA4
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