Always have it loaded, under your pillow or next to you and when some guy breaks in you go "POW POW POW MUTHAF*****"
In all seriousness, your gun is more more than twice more likely to be used on a family member (in an accident, or out of anger) than it is a burglar. So I recommend <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Wnjb8Hx76u8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
The day that I would have to get a gun to protect myself in my own house is the day that I am going to die. It is not going to happen!