When it comes to home defense, it's time we started thinking Somalia instead of Suburbia. Pistols for home defense are so twentieth-century. Today's home invader is likely to be insane, accompanied by a small army of likeminded invaders or SWAT-ted out in kevlar. Rapid, deeply penetrating, decisively wounding hits are needed. Nothing delivers them like a semi-auto battle rifle.
I’ve got a .308, but it’s a hunting rifle. I absolutely NEED an AR-15, or two, or three. But I refuse to buy one as configured and approved by those traitorous scum in Sacramento. I should’ve bought one years ago, but I was too busy buying handguns. Now I can’t legally buy what I want. Have to get out of this effed-up state.
From my research, an M4 SBR (~11.5”) with a can seems an optimal compromise.