Not for the OP's stated intent of home defense. I've got a Hi Point 45 carbine, and it could certainly be pressed into service if I didn't have anything else. But if I was going to have only one pistol caliber carbine, it wouldn't be a Hi Point. Unless it was all I could afford, of course. But even so, at a current price of around $350 or so for a Hi Point carbine, I could probably find a budget 9mm pistol that would serve better as a home defense option.What no love for the Hi-Point 9mm carbine?