The caption on the first photo is wrong. Peacekeeper was an ICBM, not a missile defense system. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGM-118_Peacekeeper

“I think all I’d have to do is whip out a 12 gauge shotgun cock the action once (intimidating on its own) ... and after the guy craps in his pants, he’ll be gone.”

Someone kicked in my back door while I was home a couple of weeks ago, so anecdotally I can confirm it’s possible to need that pistol strapped to your hip in your own home.

If you’re carrying a gun, the intent had better be to use it, not to scare them off. In the event you actually have to use it, why wouldn’t you want the most effective gun, not the “scariest” one?

In a typical home-defense scenario, the engagement will be too close to have to actually aim the weapon. This is where “point-and-shoot” comes in. Besides, anyone who has to “stop” before shooting isn’t well trained enough to be handling the weapon in the first place. Additionally, reloading is almost a non-issue when…

If it’s self-defense, it’s not murder.

Wow, you’re really stretching here. First, everyone has knives in their kitchen, regardless of culinary experience. These are not fighting knives. Having and knowing how to use a fighting knife are very different than owning a few kitchen knives, which most don’t know how to use defensively, which aren’t designed for…