Resist: It's Time

Adding less-than-lethal alternatives:

A magazine-fed (for reliability) paintball gun can be loaded with pepper spray and hard plastic rounds. An example of a good value is the Tippman Stormer at $125. This should be paired with a 90g CO2 cartridge because a 12g won't even allow one full mag dump. It's also nice, but certainly not required, to have a HPA tank for practice.

Bear mace because its got the best range. If using it always expect to also mace yourself. All gel-based mace sucks: You won't mace yourself with gel but also won't disable the attacker.

Notes (compliments, not substitutes):

Firearm safety, especially pistols, can be learned and practiced with an airsoft replica. Many have the exact weight and function of a real firearm as well as roughly a third of the recoil of a typical 9mm.

Blinding the attacker with a very bright light severely reduces their ability to effectively attack.

Deafening the attacker with an air horn or siren is a very effective deterrent for all mammals, including humans.

Editorial:

The Socialist Rife Association exists.

Learn your local laws pertaining to "stand your ground" and the "castle doctrine".

Practice your home intrusion drill regularly so that it's automatic. You don't want to be wasting time thinking about how to go about it, then doubting your choices. Time is life.

I recommend having both lethal and a less than lethal choices available.

Edit: pretty sure I'm shadowbanned because a mod is power tripping. Any response to this post would be appreciated such that I know if I'm wasting my time contributing here.

Also, it's super easy to roll your own powder, patches and even bullets.

The capacity isn't a big issue. It's the accuracy that matters.

Those particular models are decent at hunting distances. Not so much at longer ones.

They aren't meant to spray and pray, or even for sustained use. They're meant for a specific use case.

They also, imo, aren't great for the kind of game the pictures they use make it seem they're supposed to be good for. Penetration just isn't reliable, and falls off as the tank does. They'd be fine for some game, but you aren't taking down a deer with them reliably, or similar sized targets.

What they could do, in the context of this community, is discourage long pigs in certain circumstances. Move in, set up, damage a few targets with minimum sound, move out quick. Would a suppressed rifle be better? Absolutely. But, as the title of the post indicates, it's a workaround for when that isn't an option.