Nighteyes
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In a typical neighborhood setting, the chief problem with an AR-15 is excessive penetration. It would be far too easy for a fired round to penetrate multiple wood or sheet-rock walls and injure or kill a neighbor.A HI point may be fine for the range, but I would never use one for self defense.
May I suggest one of the entry level AR15s from S&W? Their sport version isn't that expensive, and would make a great home defense carbine.
That is also true of handguns and pistol-caliber rifles, but not nearly so much as with an AR-15.