I understand what you are trying to say and in your state that may be the case. Even if it is the case, the justification can be made for shooting an intruder whom you have stopped at gunpoint when they make a sudden move.
I can sit here and pontificate all night long about this--and other--statements made in this post. I won't, though.
I believe that Lurper said it best a bit earlier: Know your State's laws concerning the use of deadly force.
And, what is the best way of doing that? Simple....
Contact your local Prosecuting Attorney.
After all, this is the man or woman you WILL be facing in Court after you pull that trigger.
Anyone can say what they will do here, in this safe and sterile forum--but I can tell you this: When you talk about shooting an unarmed assailant, you are venturing into some really cold and lonely territory.
When you state here that you WILL shoot, and the conditions under which you WILL shoot, and HOW you will shoot, it will be a wise man or woman indeed who takes sage counsel of the law, as stated in
Miranda v. Arizona, and
Escobedo v. Illinois:
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in a Court of law.
Remember while this discussion continues that everything you have--everything you have worked your entire life for, your freedom and your good name--will be riding on the tip of a sear.
Remember that when you sit in the Court room that the defense attorney has a job to do. It is NOT to win an acquittal for his or her client--but to simply form a
reasonable doubt in the minds of the jury. And once that happens, you're toast.
Remember that in our society, the phrase "Innocent until proven guilty" cuts BOTH ways--as it is supposed to. In other words, the person you shot is presumed to be INNOCENT, until it is proven that they were in your home for a sinister purpose.
And finally, remember this, and remember it well: Human beings do not suffer grave injury quietly and neatly.
For everyone who has declared that they will go to extreme lengths to protect their families, remember that it is this family who will see a human being, moaning and possibly screaming in agony, blood pouring out, maybe coughing up their lungs (yes, I meant that exactly!) as they die, horribly and gruesomely, in front of you AND YOUR FAMILY.
Do not think that your children will remember you only as the great Hero, who vanquished the unwashed thug from their midst. They will also remember the human being who died as you stood there with a hot gun in your hand.
Am I saying that you should quail from the use of force to protect those you love? No.
All I'm saying is this...Think about it. Think about it, long and hard, before you use force to take a human life.
To all: Stay safe.