Laser sights on a house gun for the non-enthusiast?

[Oreo]

That thread about laser sites sparked another question in my mind...

I've been thinking about what would make a good home defense gun for my wife. I've taken her to the range a couple times to teach her the basics but she has no interest in shooting for fun so she's not going to do anything to maintain any skills. With that said, does anyone think a laser sight would not be beneficial if she was ever forced to reach for a home defense gun for protection?

[MakeMineaP99]

Night sights on a shotgun stoked with buck shot. Like Det. CZ says, when you have to shoot someone you're going to do it at bad breath distance. The chances of having time to put a dot on someone are slim to none.

[Zeus]

In a situation as you describe, I think a laser would be a great option. Getting on target fast is the most important thing. If your wife isn't versed in the mechanics of gun handling to the point where her reflexes are conditioned to bring a gun to ready naturally, the dot can be very helpful. I shot with a laser this morning, for the first time. It is instinctive to look at the dot, and a lot faster than obtaining a good sight picture.

[Shooter]

Zeus, I tried to reply to your PM but the system would not let me because i didn't have 15 post in. Heres another one. Home defense is up close 3 to 7 yards. A laser just gives the bad guy a red dot to aim at, they can see it too.

[MONTEGOD7SS]

Your all's houses must be WAY darker than mine. Any time of night I can get around in it with no other lights on due to lights on the alarm clock, microwave, computer, whatever else. It would be no problem for me to see a bad guy, or a bad guy to see me, with no extra lighting at all.

[Nature Boy]

I think you should have the sex talk with your wife. It's that special talk where you and she decide whether or not she as a woman can kill someone with a weapon. In other words you can come up with the perfect set-up but if she is not able to pull the trigger when the time comes then the weapon can be used against her and you.

I suggest you and she each cover the site I am listing below. It will help her to focus on the reason she needs to be a protector and not a victim or it will show you that you need to go in another direction as far as protecting your home because she might not be able to do it when TSHF.

http://www.corneredcat.com/