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It depends on the home set-up.

My house is very nice to live in, but too big for effective tactical defense. My bedroom is at the back of the house on the ground floor and my kids rooms are upstairs. The only staircase is right by the front door. So if someone does enter my house, I really don't have the option to defend in place.

I have 2 weapons in my nighstand safe. A Glock for me, and a revolver for my wife. Her job is to cover the kitchen area and call the police, while I go the back way (through the Master bath, pantry and dining room) to the front stair case, and secure the kids.

I have an alarm system which should let me know when someone makes entry, but ideally my dogs will give me a little more notice than that and would also give me an idea of where any intruders are located.

Oh, and I agree on not going outside. I have a hard enough time covering the inside.