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the K9 looks like a great option, but it's expensive
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Yup. Other than the CW series, the Kahr guns are pretty spendy.
The CW9 is roughly the same size as the K9, but considerably lighter so recoil will be worse--but not punishing. The CW9 is also much less expensive than the K9 and much easier to find locally, in my experience.
I'd avoid true mouseguns for a home-defense gun unless you really can't find anything else that fits. They're a compromise in virtually every aspect of the design and performance; made to achieve very small size and light weight at the expense of other design parameters normally considered to be fairly important.