While digging through the Internet I wound up on a forum where some woman was talking about how her husband wanted to get a shotgun for homedefense. Great idea if you ask me. But she goes on to say its a horrible idea and she thinks he should buy a (get this!) a home defense compound bow! Which to me sounds like the silliest thing iv ever heard. I told her all weapons are tools, and each one is for a certain thing. You wouldn't take someone out a mile away with a pistol because its just not for that just like you don't use a screw driver as a hammer. The bad part is, everyone was agreeing with her! I told her that if she teaches and instilled firearm safty to her child she would be fine. (She was worried about her kid getting ahold of a gun) and sense I was born, if I pointed a cap or water gun at something you wouldn't shoot with a real gun my dad would take it and explain why. to this day i credit that type of parenting to responsible gun safty and the reason skme kids are more responsible with a gum them a good bit of adults i know. Anyway, people were saying if its dark in your house and you fire a gun pull give away your position but of you use a bow you have the element of suprise and confusion. But I doubt the best archer in the world couldn't take down 3 men with guns on hos living room if its pitch black. In my opinion, a home defense bow is the silliest thing in the world. Don't get me wrong, I love my bow more than almost any gun iv ever had, but still. Its the wrong tool for the job..