Cheeseandcrackers, what DON'T I use for home defense? My husband is a friggin' gun nut. There's a little 22 revolver next to my side of the bed, some kind of elephant-killer on his side of the bed, there may be a Mossberg 12-gauge under the bed. I know my bo staff and practice katana are in the closet. A Jack Russell in the kitchen. A plethora of knives all over the place. Somewhere I've got several swords. All this until we can get to the gun safe, which I made him get so we can actually have children and drunken friends inside our home. And, well, in the right circumstances, anything can be used as a weapon. Including my razor-sharp wit. Ha ha ha ha! Ahem. Sorry.