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Originally Posted by Donnie  One more thing that most dont think of , weather you decide a shotgun or a pistol .... buy a set of S&W handcuffs and put them in the bed side table. I realise this sounds rediculous now , but if you have someone at gun point and call the police , he has alot of time to think about the police on the way to arrest him and take him off to jail and for how long and might give him the bright idea to rush you to escape. Goodluck with your choice. |
Gosh, I would strongly disagree with Donnie on this. In 27 years of law enforcment service some of the most harrowing battles I had was trying to handcuff a combative person. As a person defending their home, I seriously recommend not getting close enough to any intruder to allow them to grapple with you or otherwise put yourself in a position of being overcome while trying to use handcuffs. My experience tells me that if there is gunplay, the badguy is going to being lying there bleeding or flee rather than submit to being taken into custody by the owner of the home they were burglarizing.
My recommendation - for home defense: a shotgun. Remington 870 or equivalent, loaded with #6 buckshot. If you have to shoot in side your home it is most unlikely that any of the projectiles will travel far enough to injure an non-combatant. Can't say that with 9mm, .40 cal and .45 cal. Those bullets can travel quite a distance.
And finally, God forbid that you should ever have to do any shooting inside a house or enclosed structure. The first certain outcome is temporary deafness accompanied by lots of pain.