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A rifle is effective at short and long distances, where a shotgun is not.
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The only problem with that is overpenetration and bullets spraying all over an urban area.
Back then police generally didn't carry rifles in their cars, only shotguns. Plainclothesmen didn't though, which included FBI. But when you are on a manhunt? sheeze. Was this a History Channel or Court TV documentary you saw?