I will own a gun when I'm old enough to do it legally, but that would be a shotgun. I'm not big on handguns, cause seriously, a shotgun is MUCH more effective to deter home invasion. A handgun is a nice sidearm, but a shotgun works whether you are sleepy, stoned, have recieved some sort of trauma to the head, etc. cause you don't REALLY gotta aim that shit. The only things handguns are good for are concealing, accuracy, and firing multiple shots quickly. I'd just get a good semi-automatic shotgun. seriously, if someone is invading your home, accuracy is pretty unimportant. Chances are the distance you gotta shoot, if it comes down to it, is really short inside a house, and with a semi-auto shotgun, you can fill a hallway/small room with shot in a few seconds. I'd rather have that than a handgun

then again, if I have a shotgun pointed at another human being, I'd better have a couple gallons of adrenaline in my veins and be scared shitless, or else there is no way in hell I'd pull the trigger