My understanding is that if you try to defend yourself with a gun, it’s much likelier that, at the end of the day, you’ll wind up dead. I would guess that a much better option is to find a really good hiding place for the things you don’t want stolen, and have enough non-hidden stuff to make the criminal feel like they robbed you successfully. (And be a good liar.) Also get a security camera … and/or a prominent sign that says you have a security camera. :-P The only scenario I can think where a gun might be worth having is a complete breakdown of civil order, with people literally starving of hunger etc. If you think that’s sufficiently probable as to be worth preparing for, you can get a gun, and just absolutely don’t use it unless that scenario actually happens.
My understanding is that if you try to defend yourself with a gun, it’s much likelier that, at the end of the day, you’ll wind up dead. I would guess that a much better option is to find a really good hiding place for the things you don’t want stolen, and have enough non-hidden stuff to make the criminal feel like they robbed you successfully. (And be a good liar.) Also get a security camera … and/or a prominent sign that says you have a security camera. :-P The only scenario I can think where a gun might be worth having is a complete breakdown of civil order, with people literally starving of hunger etc. If you think that’s sufficiently probable as to be worth preparing for, you can get a gun, and just absolutely don’t use it unless that scenario actually happens.