There are situations where you'd be eff'd either way, as Jim rightly points out—like if you're sleeping and they climb through your bedroom window. If they break in through the living room, however, you've got time to lock your door and assemble the AR. (Assuming you have a dog or a security system.)

Maybe gun control is a "Democratic" ideal, but it isn't a "liberal" one. I'm not saying let people buy full-auto, but cripes, if you're cool with letting Conservatives (and other criminals) have all the guns, you may need to tweak your self-preservation algorithm. There are 40+ million people that thought voting for…