I'm in two minds about stories like this. In the UK the homeowner would have had to defend themselves with whatever they had available. So probably biscuits or a kettle.
Guns are very rare here and handguns are non-existent basically. They also have to be locked in a gun cabinet so situations like this very rarely happen.
Whilst it's not nice that this guy died he kinda signed his own death warrant by breaking into someone's residence. He opened himself up to that type of reaction and it happened. Can't have been nice for the homeowner to have to shoot him though.
You poor souls should have fought to stop your Parlimaint from disarming you. While they're protected by body guards no doubt armed to the teeth.
I remember when Mr. Rigby was butchered in the streets in London. The Muslim assailants used hatchets and machettes and the police that first arrived were unarmed, so they could do nothing to stop those psychotic murderers, Mr.Rigby being dead by that time, and decapitated, had decided to turn on them. Mace and tasers can be largely ineffective in certain circumstances. A special branch of police, permitted to carry weapons, were called to respond.
The public at risk for nearly half an hour till armed police arrived.
And what did the public do? One person tried to get at an assailant with their car. Failed. Everyone else there? Captured it on their camera phones. At least they were armed with that.
One of the murderers walked right to a woman who was steadily filming and explained why they slaughtered Mr.Rigby. Who wasn't in the armed service, but was in the band of the British military.
Yeah, he had to be killed, because he was a threat with that musical instrument when being stationed somewhere where Muslim terrorists, like those two British citizen converts to mad Muhammad's cult, are making trouble for the allies of GB.
If you want a really good weapon, sharpen the ends of a crowbar. Carry it in your car and if the cops there say anything if they find you have it, tell them it is to help in the case your cars tire is hard to remove when trying to change into the spare.
Other than that, a lighter and an alcohol based aerosol is an outstanding flame thrower.
Evil people tend to change their minds about hurting someone when their face is on fire.