No long gun bigger than an MP5 with a collapsed stock is an appropriate tool in my home. I rely strictly on handguns, usually my concealed carry gun of the day, for home defense.

I live alone in a two bedroom apartment. If I called the cops every time there was a noise, AT BEST, they'd stop coming.

I once heard a loud crash in my living room in the middle of the night. I picked up my Springfield ball gun and a flashlight and went to discover a collapsed bookshelf and a pile of books.