[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

The notion that the victim must determine, before hand, the intent and capacity for harm of an intruder or attacker is insane.

No doubt. I figure if a guy is brazen enough to kick in my back door in the middle of the night, then he is brazen enough to do just about anything. I'm not going to sit there and quiz him on what he wants. He can answer to my Ruger Super Redhawk .44 Magnum and I'll pull the trigger more than once.

[hoosierskypilot]

You obviously don't live in Kalifornia. If you're a white male, and you shoot someone other than a white male, you're in for the hassle of your life. Even if you shoot the politically correct villain, you'd better have an audio tape of his stated intent, not to simply harm you, but to kill you.

[ktw]

I Live in Texas. Things are better here.