Let's see...

40-50 hr week job. Two hour commute each day. Two kids with activities (BSA, baseball, gymnastics, etc). Family functions on weekends (sking, camping, house projects) = NOT MUCH!

We can legally shoot on our property, but it's not very "polite" to fire more than a couple of full volume pistol shots. Air guns and .22s with Colibri's or CCI Quiets are just fine. I am looking at setting up a range in the garage to cut down on noise pollution.

I have been shooting and carrying defensively for most of 30 years since roughly age 10. I strongly believe that once you reach a certain level of proficiency and competence, combat pistolcraft is NOT as perishable of a skill as many are led to believe. You don't have to fire 500 rds a week on a DEVGRU qualification range to be far ahead of the curve for a defensive encounter.