I'm convinced the town I work in is full of crazy people.

[bldavis]

here its wolves, coyotes, cougars, bears, bobcats, moose
honestly i have never saw the need for a full auto weapon
for self defense at home, just a shotgun would be more than enough if you know wtf you are doing

we have a .22, 30.06 and a few pistols
i want to get a shotgun at some point
but these are for hunting purposes, as they help provide food for our table

like shoju said, a weapon is even more dangerous if in the hands of an untrained person.
if you do get one, get trained on how to use it and store it properly