Where would you store it? Easy access to loaded gun or locked in a safe /unloaded.
Would you be willing to use a gun? (waving one round for home invader to disarm you and then have it pointed back at you—if they’re not already armed.)
What risk factors are in your house (i.e. children) that having a gun might be more of a threat to household than invaders?
What kind of distance would be be defending yourself from? small apartment v. taking out intruder from the top of the stairs out of arms reach.
A lot of other things can be used for defence. Something I read as a kid with plenty of suggestions was the SAS survival handbook. A kettle cord with a plug on the end (UK 3 point plug) was one that stuck in my mind (but these days a phone charger might be the easiest thing to hand) and I remember being on a regularly hijacked bus route with my can of deodorant ready to be sprayed in someone’s face.
Do you have anything really worth defending in a robbery? (violent attackers a different matter).
Do you know how to use a gun?
Where would you store it? Easy access to loaded gun or locked in a safe /unloaded.
Would you be willing to use a gun? (waving one round for home invader to disarm you and then have it pointed back at you—if they’re not already armed.)
What risk factors are in your house (i.e. children) that having a gun might be more of a threat to household than invaders?
What kind of distance would be be defending yourself from? small apartment v. taking out intruder from the top of the stairs out of arms reach.
A lot of other things can be used for defence. Something I read as a kid with plenty of suggestions was the SAS survival handbook. A kettle cord with a plug on the end (UK 3 point plug) was one that stuck in my mind (but these days a phone charger might be the easiest thing to hand) and I remember being on a regularly hijacked bus route with my can of deodorant ready to be sprayed in someone’s face.
Do you have anything really worth defending in a robbery? (violent attackers a different matter).