Rifleman
Just take a look at the Armed Citizen stories in the American Rifleman magazine, it's riddled with stories of home burglaries where the burglar hauled ass when the owners pulled a gun, WITHOUT a shot fired. How do you think the home owners would have fared if they hadn't had a firearm? They would have become a statistic in a totally different category.
Anti-gunners can whine and cry all they want, I'll stay safe and happy with my firearms close by....