Stealth baseball bat for HD?
I'm actually surprised at members suggestions... Going to the effort required to manufacture a "beatstick", with the intention that it doesn't at first glance look like a beatstick sounds to me like an unnecessary waste of time, money and effort.
If one wants to have something available and concealable in their home, in case they want/need to bludgeon an intruder, then something like an
ASP would seem to fit the bill, being easily concealled and having a small impact area. Depending on the local legal code, it might be illegal to have though.
I would suggest something more readily available, legal (at least until used to club someone) and dual purpose, which is always a bright idea (pardon the pending pun), particularly for nighttime intruders. I'm surprised no one suggested something like a 4 or 6-cell D battery
Maglite. Having something like this near ones nightstand is easily explainable, and being over 3 lbs and nearly 2ft long, would do quite a number if someone was hit with it. Yes, that is the voice of experience, don't ask.
As for "legal" issues, if someone was to use anything to harm someone else, depending on the jurisdiction in which they lived and the circumstances, it wouldn't matter what was used. Anything has the potential to be used as a weapon, and someone could be charged for using potentially anything. Depending on the right (or wrong) circumstances, if someone hurt an intruder by collapsing their stack of Guns & Ammo (or any other publication...) onto them, there still exists the potential for legal repercussions. The only way to really avoid any possible fallout, would be to do nothing. So keep yourself and family safe, and let the rest fall where it may.
-Cheers