The 45 is good and the 9 mm is good. The 357 downloaded is good. But ammo selection and how close neighbors and your family are is a real wild card. If the bullet doesn’t hit anything but Sheetrock insulation and vinyl or aluminum siding it’s off and flying. Best thing is nothing ever happens. But I think it’s wise to assess your surroundings and make good choices. It’s a very tough call and no one item solves everyone’s problems. Threat assessment and studying, then preparation is important. Each to his own, I suppose.
Wonder if those semiauto shotguns are considered assault weapons by the left. /s
I tend to use serrated HP ammo in my 45, because it generally remains in the “target,” whereas standard ball ammo may not do so. However, if you can’t hit the broadside of a barn with a bazooka, well then, that’s a different issue.
My other go-to sidearm, which I purchased for the wife, is a S&W 38 +P “Airlight” 5-shot revolver, which I load with 158 grain SWC Dum-Dums. That revolver has a rather heavy trigger pull, even after doing a bit of smithing. However, if you cock the hammer, it take literally but a feather’s touch on the trigger to fire. Whic is why I tell the wife, you best be damn sure what’s on the other side of that door before cocking the hammer!
I prefer a .357 with a 125 grain JHP. It is a fierce round and a proven man stopper. I keep a Glock 21 with 185 grain JHP on my night stand and beside it an old mossberg 500 pump with 4 rounds of low recoil 00 buck and the last round is a slug.
I wouldn’t want to use an AK in the situation as in the article unless it was my only choice, too many possible dangers with houses all around. In my case I live in the boonies so I keep a mosseberg 500 in my front closet with an old norinco SKS with a 30 round magazine ready to go. I like the AK round at 100 yards are less, good man stopper.