OKAY --I admit i saw this thread while searching for another--but i'd like to play!
You have all posted Great Arsenals including attack ,minis and maxis, and handy weapons at the ready as shown by posters on this cool thread ...
me, I have a nice protection too, as i used to do dog rescue.
i live in a rural area at the intersection of a small road where local druggies used to congregate and a slightly larger road which is more of a thoroughfare but still just a WV country road of 1- 1/2 lanes except at my one lane bridge. so i fenced up the area before my pasture that includes my backyard, back porch, and all the land that fronts the stop sign where the little road intersection is at. and i put my rescues in the yard in varying numbers and keep five or six at a time (rotating some of them every week or so ) in the house with me.
the dogs outside also have the garage which i made a cozy fresh straw strewn shelter for them and hope to turn into my cow barn anyway in time.
last night i had my only small dog a 25 pound mix of norfolk terrier, maybe westy and shih tzu and poodle --hard to tell all. very cute smart and a rogue, and 5 big dogs, in.
and my two large cats and three or four of the dogs climb on the bed when it's cold--they are all pretty large, beautiful mixes, some are part coyote or wolf (masked) from the mesa in New Mexico...the range also includes hound mixes to Rottie , dobie, lab mixes, chow mixes, german shepherd and collie mixes et al.
they are really nice companions and my critter family. they are a nice deterrant, all the drug traffic has stopped and my 8- foot fence is very helpful protecting my flank, while the chorus from inside is helpful too...in the front.
close by i have a loaded H&R double-action 10-shot .22 revolver.
all my guys are housebroken, and very good with each other, thank God