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			As an update to this thread:  Last week a friend and live-alone widow on rural 65 acres nearby asked for gun advice.  She has a few bears that continue to come up onto her rear porch/deck and press on the sliding glass doors.  She has no guns and deems a gun would be prudent if the bears get into her house.  She has no gun experience and calling 911 is not an option. 
 
We met at a local gun shop and there was a single barrel 20 gauge hammer shotgun on the used rack for $75.00.  My friend bought the gun and a pair of ear muffs.  At her farm we test fired light field loads, #3 Buckshot and slugs out of the 20 gauge gun.  After a good range session, I left her with a gun to deal with critters on her land. 
 
Again, I will say, "For those who only want one gun, the shotgun IS the gun." 
 
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