I have known a great many people that have used their guns in self defense, and not always by firing them!
Sometimes just "showing a little steel" can make the perp back off (showing is fine, but be ready to back it up!).
During a year long stay in "the bad part" of a major city ... among just my friends and co-workers:
10 home invasions were cut short. (Three by the homeowner yelling "I've got a gun aimed at that door, break in and get shot!").
5 assaults were stopped cold.
3 Convenience store robberies were unsuccessful.
1 murder was unsuccessful (the perp brought a knife to a gun fight!).
If you truly want to defend your home, the experts will tell you to get a shotgun. Any handgun has an effective range of about 35 feet. Beyond that distance, you may not hit your target. With a shotgun and some scatter buck shot, you are going to hit what you are aiming at.
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