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It's ironic that what you ask as a hypothetical question, actually happened to me. The intruder was a bit larger in mass than me, he had a pistol, and smashed in my door like kindling. If I hadn't been asleep, dead to the world, I might have had the good sense to grab my phone, my fire resistant safe, lock myself in the bathroom, and dial 911 while opening the safe and removing the trigger lock from my weopon, so that I could wait for police while the intruder finds nothing of value unsecured and leaves, or does the same thing to my bathroom door he did to my front door, necessitating a bullet wound or two in his thigh or shoulder to keep him from doing too me what he did to my doors.
Unfortunately, I "was dead asleep" when he broke in, disoriented and reacting to percieved enemy encroachment of my perimeter (flashbacks and shellshock or PTSD persist too this day, though less frequent than a couple decades ago) with no clothes, weopons, or light to see by, I was confused about location and deployment criteria, situational awareness non-existent except that someone had penetrated my perimeter, was inches away from me, and the glint of a Chrome plated sidearm was right in front of me when coming out of my bedroom.
An upper palm heel was an automatic reflex do too tens of thousands of house of repetition and application in combat, and he was dead before he's ruined nose hit the tile floor.
Unfortunately, the choice your hypothetical intruders give us in this scenario was not available to me, or the time to accurately assess the situation and determine the best course of action. If I'd been wide awake with my weapon in my hand, he would have survived with only a very large puncture wound to a non-vital part of his body. I was naked, afraid for my life, and responding to a lifetime of training and combat deployment experience to survive an uncertain situation with only my naked body to defend myself with against an armed intruder, and I wasn't taking any chances by letting him live long enough to take my life from me.
In answere to your question, with violent antagonist indicating a willingness to maim or kill, giving no reason to believe they intend to let the occupant of the home live to notify authorities or I. D. them, I would likely respond the same way to an equally uncertain, unsafe, and unequal confrontation with violent strangers who have the will, and capacity, to end my life without any hesitation or conscious effort on their part.
If you live in the US, buy police grade pepper spray or mace. It's also legally binding, so you can't get charged with manslaughter or anything.
I would suggest a taser or stun gun, but they're not that effective, not even on women. When adrenaline kicks in, you can shrug off a taser. And the more clothes one is wearing, the less effective it'll be. If the pepper spray won't work, then a baton might be your best bet.
You CAN use a gun, but it's high risk if you're not regularly practicing with it. Plus, they could try to charge you with manslaughter or a bunch of other bullsh*t for using one. Even rubber bullets are seen as bad. Like responsible gun owner will tell you, you pretty much only use a gun if you intend to kill something or someone, and that's what the prosecutor will try to argue in court. I LIKE guns, but I know the court system is rigged with a lot of BLM type, most-likely-Democrat assholes.
I would use a gun with rubber bullets personally, but that's only myself. My glock back home has a laser sight. Damn I miss the shooting range.
DO NOT ATTACK ME BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE GUNS IN MY HOUSEHOLD.
Bucket of water. Some flour. A mop to hit. Maybe throw my empty wine glasses. Be old-school, kick the guy in the freakin' balls. I've played soccer for 4 years. Done gymnastics for 10 years. I got powerful legs.
I have a home made bat it has nails through out it. A whole can of whoop ass. I make all my weapons, I'm not a force to be reckon with!!
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Soon as the second guy came out of the woodwork, you truly knew he was fucked. And the guy must have known.
I would have knocked the first guy out before it ever got to that stage. You have to do it straight away because it's the only viable way to deal with multiple attackers. If they've violently entered your home all reasonable doubt has left the building and you're in a fight for your life situation. That whole episode illustrates how vital realistic self defense classes are, and keeping one's training ticking over.
In that scenario I wouldn't have needed weapons. Both of them would be unconscious. Although if they have weapons then admittedly I'm fucked and at their whim.
There does always seem to be an American paranoia and an acceptance of quite a high level of baseline violence there. Perhaps I am being naive, but I don't think it's quite as bad here. Obviously, it depends where you live. The broken society needs addressing as much as any self defense measures.
Range shooting pistol. 6 rounds.357. They would be laying down in a pool of their own sauce within seconds. I'm a fairly good shot, surely won't miss within a 10m range.
Alternatively wooden training sword. People underestimate the stopping power of a bludgeoning weapon way too much. They don't cut and you don't bleed, sure. But a well balanced weapons such as a training prop can make you bleed internally or break bones with extreme ease. Either way, unless they don't manage to take me out, none of them is going out vertically from my abode.
I got a strobe light, an air soft gun, plenty of knives which I do know how to throw, I have 2 dogs that will attack, even my cats aggressive if someone isnāt known... I can grapple and throw from wrestling in high school, Iām also in the middle of a āspring cleaningā right now so trip hazards, and Iām used to my apartment so i can walk it in the far as Iām a night own sleeping during the day and save on light bills.
I also know what happens when you mix WD-40 with a fire starter... bring it mfer!
I have many layers of security - some obvious and some not - but they are designed to discourage such behavior, or at worst, slow them down and ensure I have plenty of notice. The whole house is a deterrent.
Chances are very low that it would escalate to guns, which is good, because I don't need, and certainly don't want, those kinds of problems. But if it did go that far, well, I used to compete in pistol and rifle "practical shooting" competitions, and frequently placed. Not many criminals would be ready for that.
If someone broke into my home, I would kill them.
There would be no āforcedā to defend myself. The deaths of the intruder, or intruders, would be an automatic response.
Thanks to years of devotion to Shotokan karate, I do not need a weapon to kill.
If, however, I was able to reach one of the weapons that are concealed about the house that would make my task easier.
After the job had been done, I would drag the body/bodies to the pig pen and let the pet pigs carry out disposal of the remains.
Police involvement is something that I would wish to avoid, so there would not be a call from my end.
I live in a rural area. No witnesses, nobody to hear anything.
At first light I would go looking for their vehicle and dispose of it.
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody hears it fallā¦..
I can fight bare-handed. However, we have several firearms, swords, tasers & stun guns as well. Otherwise, athletic and/or household equipment such as baseball bats, golf clubs, kettle balls, kitchen knives, tools will help. Our dogs are also dependable. Worse comes to worst, I can fight bare-handed.
I have already used my trusty right hook , followed by knee to head = KO , after ambushing a scrote that was hovering around my back patio area several years back... a screwdriver fell out of a pocket after he hit the floor , so had the intention of attempting a break in. Ex British Army and years of experience in several combat arts / sports. Do have 2 police type batons, believe in using blunt force , best to KO them , rather than puncture them with a blade. UK , so firearms are illegal for civilians.
Ain't no American so I'll have to be creative but i do have options, i can go wooden coathanger in one hand and axe bodyspray in the other, i have this small wooden plank from my bed with a cord around, I've got the top half of a broom then i can use as a spear, I've got a belt laying around most of the time, i even have some nails in my closet from when some stuff broke and i think i can make a knuckle duster out of it, i can use my blanket as a distraction, i also have small weight bars (weight can be removed) and they are kinda heavy on their own, probably have a couple more options but those are the main ones i guess.
On the bedroom wall is a small sword and a parrying dagger. Office has a longsword and a bow. Living room has a rapier. Forge has hammers, tongs and probably a hot piece of steel. Shop has whatever sword Im currently working on, screwdrivers, drills, etc. Bathroom has a cut throat straight razor. Kitchen, knives. Gym, barbells weights and practice swords (rattan still hurts like hell) Only room I wouldn't be covered in is the dining room but its right next to both the kitchen and the living room.
Well I have my revolver that I always keep on my person so as a last resort I'd be relying on it to defend myself in a situation like that.
I remember hearing about that. Right in my city and I think I live somewhat close to the home that it happened to.
Every knock and person that comes to my door will be treated with and looked upon with suspicion. I give little time for them to identify themselves and state their business. If they remain silent or beat around the bush, I dismiss them. If they're persistent, I warn them that I'll call the police if they don't leave.
If they break in the house, I'm defending my home as if they intend to hurt me. I'm opening fire on them.
This is why you mind the company you keep and don't let a lot of people know where you live and in your home.
I have a couple axes.
one is a Gerber Axe Iāve had for years.
the other I was present as a leaving present
itās a Kangee Tomahawk
I also have a gun safe and bow storage one.
some stuff I canāt keep at home, so itās in an armoury..
A friend once asked me that when I applied to the mental health hospital/asylum he worked at. And he's like what would I use in almost any room if need be.
Answer - fire extinguisher. You pull the pin, spray/disorientate them, and then if needed bash them in the head.
I would be grabbing one of my multiple PDWs I have staged for emergencies.
My 38 service revolver.
If ya break into my house it's a really bad idea as I have occasionally look after my friends poisonous animal collection. O. O it would be a shame if your dumb. And get bit by like them... As many cause all sorts of nasty biological responses. XD. If the Intruders too dumb they might enf up with a hand or foot getting amputated. Or even a leg. O. o and I pray they don't be super stupid and get bitten by one of necrotic ones. Or it's pretty much game over.
O. o
I have guns but they're stored in a safe in another room with the keys in another safe so I can't access them quickly. I only have children's scissors in my room, so I'd pretty much just have to throw stuff.
I'd use a gun, as I was once attacked in a parking lot by a guy... who slashed and stabbed me and I had to shoot him. It happened fast, was unexpected.
One of the reasons I have two dogs at home, best home security system ever... they hear the slightest thing, and they are all over it. Beats the heck out of those paid systems, where it takes the police hours to show up.
I don't keep guns in my home. I do, however, have a variety of swords and daggers readily available at arm's length that could do some serious fucking damage. Here's just one.
My phone has a pop socket so it's basically a hammer.
Unfortunately I don't have much else that I could immediately access and would be good in a fight. I guess I could just take a drawer out of the dresser and use that. That'd be good if I get a swing in but if not not so much.
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