Sniper you have a good point. I hope that I never have to take this weapon out for anything other than cleaning and target practice, but if I needed to I would hate to have something that could endanger my family. That was one reason that I was leaning toward a tactical shotgun because of penetration problems with handguns, but if there was a situation like you are mentioning it would be better to have a handgun. I personally feel like a burglary is more likely, but if I get a handgun I would be able to get a concealed weapons permit, and that might be more valuable. I personally fear having someone in my house when I come home more than someone coming into my home while I'm there. It just seems more likely to happen.

Maybe I'll just have to bite the bullet and buy both.