Given the hoops of handgun acquisition I'd probably suggest a 12g & 20g pump shotgun. Might make for an easier time of things.

Originally Posted by VAMarine

Given the hoops of handgun acquisition I'd probably suggest a 12g & 20g pump shotgun. Might make for an easier time of things.

Agreed. A shotgun is way more potent than your average handgun, doesn't shoot through houses like an AK, and is easier to learn and control than a handgun IMHO. I like a Stoeger 20 GA. double barrel with a 5 round ammo holder on the stock. A pump has great capacity, but under stress, short shucking can be a problem! I think a .45 ACP semi or a .357 revolver would be a nice companion to the scattergun. At least that's the way I roll.
Eli

Originally Posted by fuz

. . . Anyway... thoughts, ideas, suggestions? . . .

I agree about the shotgun. I have handguns.

But my bedroom gun is a Mossberg 500 "self-defense" model. Just plain all black metal and plastic stocks.
20" barrel, eight rounds of 00 Buck. Safety on top of the grip, very easy to use.
Buy a $7 box of 25 birdshot shells with it, and try them out "somewhere" to learn a bit about the gun.
This may not be easy, because you probably don't have bird-hunting friends in NYC. And Central Park is off-limits, I expect.

My 500 is currently about $279.95 at discount stores or gun stores everywhere. Well maybe NOT in N.Y.
So, when the bad guys break in again and steal it, you aren't out a lot of money.

And, as the old joke goes (but this is reality)
If bad guys break in while you are at home.
For God's Sakes, call 911 and REPORT A FIRE !
Then order pizzas for the Fireman.
When the Cops arrive, you can show them the empty pizza boxes as they fill out their report.

Seriously, shotgun.