Won't see Dog get shot on A&E though, they canned his series. Pity.

Maybe someone can come up with a bullet-resistant shield on wheels one can roll up at that time of night?

I would certainly if possible invest in more secure doors and hinges with a crossbar, aforementioned video cameras. Then you get into making your home a little fort and some department somewhere will find that to be an opportunity to roll out the M-113.

Sigh. The best home defense is neighborhood defense; a group of people living in close proximity with a similar mindset and a similar commitment to group self-defense. Someone's bound to be up at that time of night, see the raiders coming and knowing your entire neighborhood sound the alarm and next thing there are a half-dozen rifles aimed out with more neighbors mobilizing with each passing second....

Now, getting to that point... that's tough. I know in Chicago, Rahm Emanuel's let the gang problem get out of control on purpose to scare people into accepting a more martial law type posture, even National Guard patrolling the streets as the street thugs become more desperate to earn street cred and even money. He'll succeed because Chicago's proletariat are sufficiently sovietized and disarmed and the ferals are crazed.

Some place in a smaller city? First you have to establish yourself as a go-to guy or gal. Things... get handled. Achieving that level of respect and knowing who's who you can build up a core group and that core group gets more people activated. Wow, you got a militia, what do you know.