re: Best non-gun weapon for home defense?

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I can respect that.

What others have said - good pepper spray (that Kimber looks nice, I may buy one or two, only $40), an alarm with some serious high pitched loud sirens and a dog are probably best. For your hands (I'm assuming you are an adult sized male), a bat with nails is a good weapon.

Here's the thing, whether you have a gun or not, you need to be prepared to kill any intruder that enters your home. No internet tough guy bullshite. You have a family to protect. Run through the scenarios, know what you can and cannot and will and will not do. Are you capable - physically and mentally - of hitting an intruder in the face with a bat full of nails, stabbing him, and generally just going braveheart on him? You need to be, otherwise, you end up running the risk of your weapon being taken and getting beaten or killed yourself.

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Thanks. Yes, my sympathy for any intruder disappears the minute they come into my house. IDGAF what happens to them; I only care what happens to my family. Plan A - especially if it's just me (or my wife is alone) would be to GTFO if possible and call the police elsewhere. But I know that won't be a viable plan in some if not most circumstances when multiple people are home.

Wasp spray is a fantastic idea (I'm going to do some more research to make sure it's actually effective). That plus a baseball bat/hammer/pry bar should be fine. Again, I have good locks, an alarm, a dog, and know my neighbors. While I know the chances of a break-in while people are home is small, I do live more in the city so I can't discount some crazy crackhead who doesn't know where he is just barging in. I just want to know that if that ever happened then I do have a last resort of some kind that doesn't pose as much of a danger for the 99.9% chance nothing happens.

Thanks again guys