I don't think anyones mind is going to change!
You're right.
Now - how about you contemplate the wisdom of trying to change other people's minds, especially when that (from your perspective) means disarming those who believe life is worth defending?
For Pete's sake unless you have people that seriously want to kill you
Yes, they exist.
No, they likely won't give adequate warning.
Some of us have figured this out.
Some have not.
Finding out someone seriously wants to kill you is a really lousy time to start preparing.
and have outstanding training
I do have outstanding training. So do a great many people here.
your threats can be neutralized with a handgun.
We've studied the tools, and apparently you haven't. Yes a handgun can do the job, just nowhere near as effectively & reliably as a rifle or shotgun.
While arguing in this forum, you don't seem to realize that you are surrounded by people who
have had people that wanted to kill them (deliberate or coincidental), who
have outstanding training, and who
have studied weapons and come to rational conclusions on what to prepare.
How about you?
My sleepy ass with my arms half asleep probably wouldn't be able to get to an AR unless it was racked right next to my bed.
Mine is.
Not so much that I'm a paranoid freak, it's just simply the most convenient & useful place to put it. For a HD gun, I just don't see why you would relyt on anything less anywhere else.
I think when you 5.56 and .223 cowboys really need your guns you are going to be sad to find out that the intruder is on you before you can.
I can have it out & on target just as fast as you can allegedly get your 1911 out of the nightstand.
What I don't understand is why you're so adamant about tearing down those who would prepare a bit more. No, we're NOT talking about "claymores in the yard", we're talking about a tool merely ~3x bigger than what you deem acceptable, yet has ~10x the effectiveness. A long gun for home defense is not absurd: if anything, a handgun is the sillier choice precisely because it is designed to be "something, anywhere", while a rifle is "more, here".