If there were a gun ban the robbers would have taken everything and possibly ended up killing one of the people they hit over the head.
This is why the right to protect ourselves is inherent and must never be legislated away.
People need to be packing. Having a shotgun would help, even when you sleep. But it needs to be accessible. I live in Memphis, TN and even sleeping, I have have my shotgun ready. This bedside gun rack type thing called a Backup is good — better than under my bed. There is a video on YouTube that shows the rack in use here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3GXYAzh8EQ I think that within a second or less I could pull out the gun and be prepared to protect my home.