Perhaps if every householder was, under State auspices, required to take weapons safety courses and required to own, say, a nice Remington 870…
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This sort of thing would be really a non-issue.
Trust me. The sound of the pump going “ka-shick...ka-lack”, and the nice deer slug that may/may not proceed seconds after it is chambered can cause clarity of thought, instant defecation, and permanent hair erection on the back of the neck.
This can be shaved off for burial if the trigger is pulled.