Can anyone recommend a good pistol?

[nikimcbee]

This was my alarmclock yesterday.
I heard a knock at the door at 4pm (I work nights) , which I ignored. A few minutes later, I heard a banging on the wall (I live in a duplex), so I thought the neighbours were putting up a pichure on the wall or something like that.
The next words I hear: "This is the Eugene Po-lice, we know you're in there, come out with your hands up. We want to talk to you! "
WTF! I got up and looked out the bedroom window. I could see the top of a bald guy's head with sun glasses, banging on the neighbour's window!

I ran to the front window to look (sheepishly) outside to see what is going on. Police were surrounding the house, yelling at my neighbour to come out! At this point I decided I better get dressed and brush my teeth. To make a long story short, if he didn't come out, they were going to send the police dog in after him!

The police came back over to my door and asked if they could search my garage for anybody that may have jumped the fence and would hide in there.

fortunately, nobody. I had search in there earlier. (very sheepishly)

After a few minutes he appeared. Then.... "If there is anyone else in there, come out now, or we are sending in the dog!"

Silence. "okay, we are coming in with the dog!" I could hear some crashing around in the living room as the dog began to search. I ran back into the bedroom to listen to what was going on. No sooner, had I got into my bedroom, I could hear barking, screaming, and yelling. Guess what, the dog found somebody! Appearntly he was hiding under the bed.

My neighbour had been robbing cars at the local mall and the police followed him home on a tip. My neighbour was high on meth and was wanted by the police anyway.

Now, he (the neighbour) has some really scummy friends that would come over, so...

I figure Mr. SKS isn't going to do, can anybody recommend a good self defence pistol?

I'm thinking about getting my concealed carry permit also.

Any ideas?