Best non-gun weapon for home defense?

Get a Bible so you can pray the intruder doesn't have a gun.

For night time, a bright arse flashlight and a paintball gun.

Blind them with the flashlight then shoot them with red paintballs.

sounds like you're pretty screwed if said intruder has a gun.

why didn't your husband teach you to shoot a gun?

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I don't want a gun (nothing against guns; just don't want one for a number of reasons

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Ease of use for a very small wife (who won't ever touch a gun) would be helpful as well.

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How about you get trained and learn to use a gun?

Just like any other tool out there, like a machete or large knife, shooting a handgun really only requires proper safety etiquette and education.

Are you expecting to get a sword and become the next Samurai master with no training whatsoever? I think you're setting yourself up for failure and for injury.

Here's the thing that a gun provides that nothing else does:

distance

Every other weapon is a contact weapon. They basically have to be on top of you for you to use it. It increases the likelihood of it being taken from you 10 fold.

I highly advise you go and get some professional training. If you're in the Baton Rouge area, I am a certified instructor and would be more than okay with teaching you and your wife how to shoot. Just like with anything else, it's an acquired skill and there is nothing to be afraid of.

It is the only tool on this planet that can effectively equal out the size difference of a 100lb woman and a 300lb man. Nothing else comes close.

My wife's not a fan of guns either, but she's even less of a fan of someone with a gun and us not having one. I would suggest a rape whistle.

Condoms so when you get raped you won't catch aids.

ETA: Sorry, but a real answer from me would be a tazer of some sort.

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I'm primarily looking for something that won't but a huge risk if a kid accidentally stumbles upon it.

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Just noticed this part.

There are numerous quick-access gun safes on the market that can be mounted to bed frames, walls, furniture, etc.

Again, just like with any other tool, all that you need is proper training. I hate seeing someone handicap his or her self just because he/she is afraid of an inanimate object.

But this is America and you are free to choose something less effective.

baseball bat

Thanks for the serious replies.


To everyone else, if you're a responsible gun owner then you should recognize that a gun isn't the best fit for everyone in every situation. I myself have no problem with guns - I grew up with them and used to shoot. However, you don't know everyone's situation - including but not limited to certain concerns with children and/or mental health issues with people in the household - so please take a step back.

I live in a safe area, have a dog and an alarm, so the chances of a deadly home invasion are extremely small (but not non-existent, hence this thread). I'm only interested in something that could save our arse in the event that this happens.

I've made the judgment that bringing a gun into our house will increase - not decrease - the chances of harm falling upon someone. This is limited to my own personal situation and my own evaluation of it - as is my right. I'm not opining on anyone else's situation, yours is probably different from mine.

So thanks again to everyone else . I may end up just relying on my treated Louiville Slugger to put a mirrored imprint of Bo Jackson's (GOAT ) signature on someone's forehead if they come in. Maybe get that pepper shooter too for good measure.