I have been looking to get a gun myself. Nothing fancy, just a shotgun for home protection. I live about 5 minutes from Remington Arms so, shotguns are cheap here. I would have never even thought of it while my children were small but, it is probably time.
I live in an area where anyone could break into my house and never be seen. And, we have animals in the woods about 200 feet away that could kill myself or my dogs easily.
I am as far from a Republican as I think you can get but I do believe in the right to bare arms. I actually thought of moving to Mexico when Bush was elected. Canada would be much closer but, it is Canada
Anyway, I don't think I could kill anything. I even hate setting mouse traps
But, if you are going to break into my house, you better do it very soon.