@Jackson68 @Archie @94WDE
I know you 3 guys know your shit about firearms. As I was working in my office tonight (10:30 pm), some ballsy asshole (possibly @00aubie ) came up to my completely lit front porch and did 4 quick raps on my door knocker. It rattled the shit out of me. Luckily, my dog went ape shit and by the 30 seconds it took me to approach the side light of my door, whoever it was had disappeared. I called the cops and basically will be up all night with most of the lights in the house on out of precaution.
This is the first time I've ever really considered keeping a gun in the house. I can't describe to you the fear and helplessness I felt, not for myself necessarily, but for the lives of my pregnant wife and our 2-year old daughter, who thankfully were sleeping together tonight. I realize the most likely explanation was some punk kids playing a prank, but after so many recent stories of home invasions with people being shot and/or killed, I don't find pranks the least bit humorous anymore. I don't think I want to have to depend on the police showing up quick enough to protect us in the future if we really need it.
What type of gun(s) would you suggest for home defense only. I don't care what it looks like. I want something that I can access fairly quickly, but that my kids will never be able to. I want something that is nearly guaranteed not to jam on me. I want something where I can fire a significant amount of shots within a matter of seconds probably, in case there are multiple assailants, which seems to be the trend in home invasions. I am not trained in shooting anything, so something that's easy to handle and train with would be ideal as well.
Any help from you guys or anyone else that cares to weigh in would be greatly appreciated.
I know you 3 guys know your shit about firearms. As I was working in my office tonight (10:30 pm), some ballsy asshole (possibly @00aubie ) came up to my completely lit front porch and did 4 quick raps on my door knocker. It rattled the shit out of me. Luckily, my dog went ape shit and by the 30 seconds it took me to approach the side light of my door, whoever it was had disappeared. I called the cops and basically will be up all night with most of the lights in the house on out of precaution.
This is the first time I've ever really considered keeping a gun in the house. I can't describe to you the fear and helplessness I felt, not for myself necessarily, but for the lives of my pregnant wife and our 2-year old daughter, who thankfully were sleeping together tonight. I realize the most likely explanation was some punk kids playing a prank, but after so many recent stories of home invasions with people being shot and/or killed, I don't find pranks the least bit humorous anymore. I don't think I want to have to depend on the police showing up quick enough to protect us in the future if we really need it.
What type of gun(s) would you suggest for home defense only. I don't care what it looks like. I want something that I can access fairly quickly, but that my kids will never be able to. I want something that is nearly guaranteed not to jam on me. I want something where I can fire a significant amount of shots within a matter of seconds probably, in case there are multiple assailants, which seems to be the trend in home invasions. I am not trained in shooting anything, so something that's easy to handle and train with would be ideal as well.
Any help from you guys or anyone else that cares to weigh in would be greatly appreciated.
