For home defense, I still think a shotgun is best. There's a Mossberg short barrel pump next to my dresser and I carry a S&W .40 everywhere else. Especially under current circumstances, we cannot allow anyone to get into a position of power who would limit carry rights in any way; in fact, we need to push all the harder for expansion of interstate reciprocity as well as opening up states like Massachusetts, Maryland and Illinois. I carried when it wasn't legal and where it wasn't legal and it's my opinion that citizens should ignore laws that prohibit delf-defense or defense of family, but it is a lot easier when you can just go ahead and get a permit. "Peace Through Superior Firepower"