Your gun can't help you for home defense...............................if:

[jackdanson]

I've got "THE BEAST".

May not look scary, but she'll let you know if anything weird is going on.. seriously.. loud.. and yappy. She'll also viscously maul your face.. or lick it.

 

[BEELZEBOB]

awwwwwww.

 

[HammerG26]

I am with those who indicate the need for multiple lines of "defense"...
At my humble abode we have the following:
Dogs
Alarm (monitored)
Excellent neighbors
I am the resident "gun nut" - did we decide that counted?
A wife that can hear an ant fart in the next county... (goes in line with the "What was that?" comment made earlier)...
I guess if someone gets through all that... hmmm...

 

[hso]

We've discussed this question several times before.

Defense in depth is preferable to last ditch self defense.

Defense in depth doesn't have to be expensive.

Being able to wake up and have a few moments to gather your wits and assess the situation is always preferable to waking up having to defend your life instantly.

 

[KD5NRH]

Well, the rental we're in has shifted so many times that coming in through a wall is likely to be quieter than opening any door or window.

Now if I can just convince my wife to quit leaving windows open...

 

[weisse52]

Lights front, rear, side,
Dead-bolts
Light sleeping wife
Two Great Danes
Guns
Covers most bases. I live in a city so safe it is scary.....

 

[IllHunter]

Don't limit your thinking.

My defense ring starts with the neighborhood I choose to live in and work to afford. The police are on guard and the homeowners are vigilant. My dog, my gun, my wife are all concentric circles of defense. (Don't be the one to wake her!)