i have a homemade phone+laptop rig censer on my front and back door. the laptop has video. so i know when someone is here. i personally would rather detain someone than kill in self defense. i have many knives, a sword. 2 fully auto paintball guns, with easy power-adjusters, for either distraction or just to push someone out with an endless barrage. and they're colored and easy to spot driving away. i have a sword: 20lbs, 4+1/2 feet long, sharpened. i'm making another sword. forged armor, thick enough to stop a shotgun. shields; also thick. a spear, several wood poles. my parents have a .22 rifle in their closet, and a .22 pistol, plenty of ammo. i don't have any guns, except a BB gun. i have a longbow and a hunting bow, with ~10 arrows apiece. 10 with razors 10 not. if needed, we have bolt-locks on all inside doors, which i would think the attackers would rather use to hide from us... *evil* oh, i almost forgot my huge Akita dog. she's beautiful, i have no idea of her weight, she's twice as big as me, though. you don't want to wake her up. ever.