Yeah, I hear that all the time, but there are 3 advantages that my swords have that a gun will never have: 1. I don't run out of bullets; 2. I don't necessarily need a clean kill zone. 3. I'm not near as likely to miss my target. My only disadvantage is I have to close the distance between myself and my target, which there isn't much of in my home. Any good swordsman knows that there are strategic ways of closing the distance without getting touched by a bullet.

In addition, I'm also a fair knife-thrower and I've got knives.
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Actually, if I'm in my home or a narrow hallway, my 40lb sword is the worst possible choice. The means by which I can attack with it become limited. In these cases, a short sword, wakizashi, kodachi, or crocodile knife would be more suitable.

Although, if I think I may need to block some bullets, that 40lb monster has the widest blade by far and would probably save my life from a gun shot long before any of my other blades would.

I would think havin a dog would be a good common sense measure...not so much for protection, though you could certainly find dogs that would fill the bill nicely, just ANY dog would raise enough of a racket if someone were forcin their way into your home. Of course, if the dog is big and menacin enough, that might make the intruder look for easier places to break into, or at least give ya the advantage and maybe buy ya some time.

That's a common misconception, but if you've ever seen It Takes a Thief, you'll notice those guys rob houses with dogs all the time. In fact, in one episode, they stole and dog too. :p