re: #50 Obdicut

Sure. But it may be a drunk dude from next door who thought this was his house. Or a junkie looking to steal something who’s never committed an offense in their life. Or a friend who you forgot you gave a key to, who thought you were out.

Just give people a chance to get the hell out of there before you start blazing away. And don’t try to tie them up and hold them for the police.

That’s why you need to have a flashlight and identify the person long before your finger should ever be near the trigger.

There is a very good and very sobering discussion on this in the recent book “Combat Shooting with Massad Ayoob.” For those unfamiliar with him, Massad Ayoob is a policeman who is an expert on self-defense shootings and what separates good from bad shootings.