For competition pistol shooting you cannot go wrong with a Glock. Those guns are indestructable. I own a Glock 17(9 mm) and love it. I like the 1911 as well.
For home defense get a 12 gauge shotgun. People might break in but they are NEVER leaving if you unload with one of these suckers.
Probably Knopfler from this list. Everyone I talk to who knows guitars, guitarists, and also play themselves seem to think Santana is extremely overrated. Actually Joe Perry from Aerosmith is better than all 3 of these guys. And Eddie Van Halen was better than all of them at one time.