've been doing some research on home defense and what i've been told is that a shotgun is the best option - big stopping power and not much chance of penetrating the bad guys or walls and hitting someone you don't want to hit.

make sure you know how to use it, and make sure you will always have time to get it and be ready when you detect an intrusion. it would really suck if your own gun was used on you...and keep it safe from kids! good luck...
So true, nasa report yan sa US na kahit well trained policemen can only hit their targets mga 30% of the time when under sudden stress, what more sa civilian. Shot gun just point and shoot.

Pero that is if you get to the gun, most cases matataranta ka and if the gun is stored properly (safe, locked, out of children's reach), you won't get the chance to use it. Main reason why I didn't get a gun even if madaming good offers... Alangan naman naka holster lagi baril diba.

Isa pa, imagine 6 sila, matodas mo yung isa, may 5 pa. Kung nasubdue ka nung 5, anong gagawin sayo and sa family mo diba...

Your best bet is still preventing the entry in the first place...

SSaloon: really freaky story, nakakapraning for parents like us... kung bachelor pa wala kang pake masyado. Nasa subdivision ba kayo? House or townhouse?