[targa911S]

I too think a shotgun within the confines of a home is a poor choice. Cumbersome, big, and easy to get taken away by the bad guy. Although any gun is better than no gun, my personal choice is my 1911 with Speer gold dot. I have been trained in personal defense so yes it is available. The NRA website should have course and instructors in you area. At one time I did have an Ithaca M37 12ga. that was my home gun and I had the first round loaded with rubber buckshot. It's nasty stuff, hurts like hell, and very effective at close range. It will knock a perp down. Also save you some time in court for killing somebody. the remainder of the loads were 00 buck if you were stupid enough to get up. Then I measured the halls and doorways in my house they were barely wide enough to get a legal size shotgun (30" LOA) through. It was then I switched to my 1911.