Home intrusion response

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Yell that you have called 911 and that you have a gun and your going to use it.
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Lock yourself and call 911 and warn in a loud and clear voice that you are armed, you called the cops and they are on the way. This is the safest and most prudent action to take. Most important, the phone call is being recorded and you are on record taking every precaution to avoid the intruder and warn him. That recording is your best witness in case the intruders pursue their intent and eventually die if you win that gunfight.

Step 1... Dog #1 senses threat, then sounds alarm and self-deploys.
Step 2... Dog #2 sounds alarm and self-deploys.
Step 3... I arm myself and check my wife...who's already holding her cellphone & SIG.
Step 4... We listen carefully for unusual noises...like knocks on the door or screaming.
Step 5... Edit: Put pants on...
Step 6-1... Answer the door...give kid(s) a hug and remind them what time it is.
Step 6-2... Answer the door..."Yes, you can catfish but only take three"...remind them what time it is.
Step 6-3... Hear barking & screaming. Ask if anybody would like a paramedic...call 911.
Step 6-4... Hear shots, call 911, return fire as necessary.
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Good point. It should be a system of defense. Think of target with rings from 5 to bullseye. Each ring represents a component of your system. Fence, watchdogs, patio lights with motion sensors, cameras?, window bars and door bars locks, ext., alarm system, safe room, weapons, ext. The list can get extremely creative, delusional and paranoid. The point is to make it so hard for an intruder that he chooses another target.
 
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I hope you never have to face a home invasion, I fear for your safety.
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Thats funny, because I cant think of a single person who actually knows me that would agree with you... I have no problem pulling the trigger when it needs to be pulled...

Funny, you didnt mention what your "strategy" was...

Maybe I should clarify a point... If I see the BG, im shooting. Id just much rather not be put into that situation, hence the verbal "get outa my house or i'll shoot you."
 
But, if a home invasion happens in the middle of the night and the BG has a gun, my mantra says after he's identified, he's shot.
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But that is not the scenario that was offered. The scenario is a break-in, not a home invasion. People break into houses usually to steal things, not get into a gunfight. You've been an officer....tell me how many BGs you've kown who when committing a break in decided to stick around and get into a gunfight when they knew the police were coming?
 
Why would you even think about giving a BG breaking in to a house a verbal threat?....
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Because there is a whole lot of potential upside and very llittle potential downside. If he goes away I save lots of time, energy, legal bills, etc. If he doesn't I shoot him when he comes into my room.
 
Good luck to you and David with your strategies. Mine differ greatly.
I hope you never have to face a home invasion, I fear for your safety.
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I always find comments like that funny. Much like KLRANGL, nobody who knows much about me would think that. They instead would fear for the safety of whoever invaded my home, given my past performances.
 
0-Practice shooting with enough frequency that if I need to use my firearm it is no stranger(200-400 rounds per week)
1-Alarm system goes off
2-Dogs bark
3-Girlfriend locks dogs in kennel and calls 911 (my dogs are good alarms only and will only get in the way. If there is a fight I don't want them jumping around or trying to get my attention while I hold my sights steady at the door)
4-In my safe room behind cover. I have fortified my door so entry will take some time.
5-Issue verbal warning(if time permits)
6-Put pants on(if time permits)
7-If door is breached I will immediately shoot until the threat stops using the same criteria as the above poster mentioned.
8-God willing if # 7 does occur I hope to be able to stop the threat before it causes harm or stops me
9-If I am successful with #8 I hope that San Francisco doesn't lock me up for violating the rights of the guy that broke into my house and tried to kill me.
 
Shoot to kill. A person's house is their castle and should be dealt with as such. Saying stop go away is just sending the BG problem to someone else, maybe your relative or maybe your freinds house. A BG has to have some sort of deathwish anyway to invade homes he knows might be occupied by an armed citizen. Just as easy to oblidge him.
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Methinks that doesn't help our cause, considering that columnists, politicians, and law professors have described castle laws as legalized murder. Let's stop doing this.

And by the way, it won't help the poster very much at all if he gets wrapped up in an ambiguous shooting.

Also, neither the civilian nor the police officer is ever justified in using deadly force against anyone because he may later become a "problem" for someone else.
 
Very much like expected. Everyone goes off and gives advice and opinions disregarding the basic premises of the question.

Have you guys took time to read the OP? It specifically requested to pick from the options listed.

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Have you guys took time to read the OP? It specifically requested to pick from the options listed.
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But the options listed do not include all options available. So perhaps some read teh OP, but reject the pre-determined narrow list of choices in favor of other alternatives that can effectively solve the problem.
 
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