you use it compared to other rifles? it s softer shooting than most. it doesn t have a lot of recoil and almost feels like shooting like an air gun, as opposed to something that s really heavy. reporter: bryan also likes the ar-15 style because he says they re easier and safer to handle than handguns so you don t need to spend as much time and money on training. the thing about easy that matters is that when you defend yourself, it s more accurate. so if you re in a home and your family is all there, you ll be more accurate with that. reporter: bryan and anna use their ar-15 style rifles for target practice, but mainly for their own protection. what you do you say to people who say why would somebody like you have to own an ar-15, what do you say to those people? this guy, he, he, any of