Assuming the priority would be for home defence, go with a 12 ga. You can get the Fed. Tac. 00 buckshot that has low recoil and will reduce the chances of the shot visiting your neighbor.
Whether or not you go with a ghost ring is purely personal choice, but i hear that it's great for snap shots and LE applications, so it'll do well for home defense (I've never had any experience with them personally though).
You'll need something short enough to be used comfortably indoors, but still good enough for hunting. And you'll want to make sure that the shotgun can handle steel shot (since the law mandates steel shot for hunting). Otherwise you'll be changing barrels out every 10 shells or so.
And about the safes, they're great to keep the wife from sticking your guns in the woodchipper if she gets mad at you (this actually happened to a customers' gun that was brought in).
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