How can it be protected when you have to have your guns locked up, with trigger locks and in a lockable gun case, and your ammo stored elsewhere under lock and key?
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You just have to tell the burglar or rapist to wait for about 15-20 minutes while you get your stuff ready. They will understand.
Or do like Joe Biden says. If a stranger is at the door, blast it with your shotgun.