My pistol is the Ruger GP-10 or something. Get a gun with a ‘mechanical’ sounding name, not something macho sounding like “Dessert Hawk” that sounds like you wanted to shoot someone. Also use “Glasser Safety slugs” for home defense. Sounds “safe”, and they will not go through the perp, through the wall, through your children's room, etc. They explode on contact for “safety”.
May I suggest that you and GOP_Party_Animal spend some time with the FR Gun Club at: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2056102/posts
Very informative stuff there.