To all the shotgun defenders saying a real life shotgun would kill from xx yards away. That's in real life, without a suit made of the finest light Bungie has to offer. A sniper rifle would also take the whole back of your head off from several miles away, in "real life." I doubt you'd have a chance to hide behind a rock and thank your lucky stars after a slug to the head from a hand cannon either. "It's not real"