TACTICAL TYPES
Let me preface this by saying that it's going to make some people really mad. Let me also say that I know this stuff from long experience of all of these types of folks. I have been a Marine in combat. I have been an instructor at a law enforcement academy. I have been around guns and gun people for nearly all of my 63 years.
TYPE 1. GUNS ARE TOOLS. There are people for whom tactical is a duty requirement...LEOs, service people, etc; those in positions where you actually need to do stuff, and do it better/faster/harder than other prepared people. They are trained by pros and know what gear works. They should have the best we can invent. That's mission tactical.
TYPE 2. GUNS ARE INSURANCE POLICIES. There are people for whom tactical is a slight convenience; they have reason to make preparations for emergency, and a sling and light (e.g.) are handy. Other than that, the shotgun is there for the same reason grandpa kept his. Then they hope never to need it. That's life in the country...or the big city. Yup, there are bad guys sometimes. Nope, nobody needs NATO-issue combat gear to handle them. A shotgun or handgun and the ability to use it competently and appropriately are all that's called for. That's homeowner tactical.
TYPE 3. GUNS ARE FUN. There are people for whom tactical is about new stuff, and trying it out. They don't actually ever expect to use any of the stuff, but it's cool to mess with, and it's there if they ever should happen to need it. They collect gear. It's their money. That's hobby tactical.
TYPE 4. Then there are people who spend huge amounts of time and money on gear and training in the secret hope that they will get the chance to shoot someone someday, and they prepare to massively overdo it. They believe that you aren't ready for a burglar unless you have 50 rounds of 00 at hand and have trained relentlessly for a combat reload. They have spent endless hours running full-on three-gun combat courses in Michigan because that's how you learn to deal with a home invasion. They believe you need a strobe, a laser and a red dot to handle a bad guy in the hall outside the bedroom. They believe that your shotgun won't protect you properly if you can't adjust the stock six ways, and fold it away under your jockstrap. Defending their home requires a weapon that'll reach 600 meters, in the dark, through concrete block, even though they live on a 75 foot lot in the burbs. These are people who want to shoot someone. I'll let you all name this category yourselves, if you want.