There are much better choices for home defense than an AR 15. A pistol or a shotgun would be an even better choice. I keep both in my bedroom, loaded and ready.
Bullets from an AR 15 will travel through many walls in a house before stopping. Much greater chance of hitting something or somebody you don't want to shoot.
Your opinion is noted. We have pistols in the bedroom too but a shotgun is too heavy for the wife. Thanks for your response.
The AR's I have handled are not lightweight weapons. Like RH said, there are some good lightweight shotguns, and a 20 GA would be much better than a 12 GA for a woman.
IMHO, if using an AR 15 for home defense I would use a highly frangible, lightweight varmint bullet. These should fragment easily upon impacting hard surfaces and not pass through multiple walls putting unseen people in danger. Just a theory of mine.
