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Almost forgot, for maximum effect, hang a laser projector on the magazine tube.
Shotguns are the least useful weapon for the novice.
In Chicago:
Go to the nearest BOAT US (marine suply) store. They sell emergency signaling flare pistols that shoot .12 guage phosphorous flares.
RE long guns: most long guns are not sized for females. The length of pull is too long for their narrow shoulders. They are unwieldy inside, and hard to hide in convenient locations for quick access. This is not as true of carbines (Winchester does have a Youth Model 94), and stocks can be cut down... but telling a female non-shooter to buy a standard-size shotgun is not giving them the quickest way to effective self-defense. Would you like to use a 5-foot long 8 gauge with a 24" LOP indoors? OK, yes, you would, but I mean if you weren't one of the nuts on this forum?
I've done some experimenting with flare guns in this respect as a result of my job (forensic firearms examination); the consensus is that the vast majority of actual flare projectiles are simply too light to be considered a truly lethal projectile, but that's not to say that I'd want to get in the way of one. During testing, we had several 12 Ga flares bounce off of cardboard boxes at ranges of less than 15 feet. Most of the flare guns I've seen up here would chamber and fire a standard 12 Ga shell, but would be so badly damaged by the process that your only option afterwards would be to throw it if you missed.