BB, I'd venture to guess that damned few (<2%) of those who keep a gun by the bed "for defense" even know what a frangible bullet is. Now, if I REALLY wanted to use firearm inside for self-defense (and as I said, I would if I had to, though I'd prefer not to) I'd load my side-by-side double 12 gauge with either #4 or double-ought buckshot and tear 'em in half ("Buckshot means buryin'", as the old saying goes).

Back when cops were under-armed with 9mm pistols, the Illinois State Police had to go up against a guy who was murderously high on PCP. Two cops fired 30 bullets and hit him 28 times -- and he still kept coming. Finally, they "put him down" with one shot from a 12 guage -- and the ISP recalled and re-gunsmithed all the 9mm pistols that had just been issued, jacking their "power" up to +P+. They no longer carry them, using .40 caliber Sigs instead.

"How would you clear a room in which a shooter was?" the Deputy Sheriff asked me once in conversation. "Toss in a grenade and...." "No, no -- you can't DO that!" he said. "I'm a peaceful guy," I responded, "and I don't like violence AT ALL. But if it's me or him, I'd rather it was me."

And I most sincerely hope that the Seattle Police are NOT carrying Glocks, for reasons I won't go into in public.