Biden says... buy a double barrelled shotgun

[Yavapai]

62. I guess if you could get the person/persons breaking your door down to sign a contract to just steal

Things, and not harm anyone they should be left alone. But how do you know their intentions in advance?

First round birdshot??? Guess you could aim towards their eyes, that might stop them...

Next round 00buckshot. Have you ever seen what 9 pellets of lead the size of 9mm bullets can do. In a house it would probably go right on through the drywall and destroy whoever happens to be living in there.

I much prefer my mini-14 or my AR-15 as the .223 round tends to not penetrate walls and kill people sleeping in the next room. It is a safety issue that should be considered before you run out and take Joe's advice. Thinking these senerios through before the shit happens is a real good idea. Wish we had the money to construct a safe room as that would be an ideal solution.

By the way, I have several fire extinguishers throughout my home, I also hope never to have to use them or an AR-15 either.

But I do agree, there is nothing like the sound of racking a 12 gauge pump to give pause.