Garages are connected, but have doors separating the garage area from the rest of the house, and typically those doors are exterior doors, often with the same locks as on the exterior doors of the house (since garage doors are not as secure).
I don’t know why you would think about intimidation in the non-applicable scenario you posit about a person walking down the hallway.
If a person has managed to get into the upstairs hallway of the house, without setting off an alarm, and I have no people living in the house, I’m going to get on the phone and dial 911. If I have a gun I’m going to position myself where I can use the gun if someone comes through the door.
I’m not going to burst out in the hall with my gun drawn and shoot the first thing I see moving. That has been shown to often lead to tragic results. If I WERE going to open the door and burst into the hall, which seems a rather odd tactical manuever, I’d actually open the door and shout “identify yourself”, but I’d be crouched down on the floor with barely an eye looking out the door, so if someone was going to start shooting through the door they wouldn’t hit me.
I can’t think of a situation in which standing up, throwing the door open, and running into the hall makes sense.
Your comments regarding the garage make sense to me now. What you are probably advocating (having read your full response) is to call the police and position yourself inside where you could deny deeper intrusion.
It’s a thought that hadn’t occurred to me when presented with the scenario of the two players already in the garage. This is the best scenario, and just the right suggestion.
My wife and I slept with the bedroom door open. An intruder could venture up to the entryway. That’s why I addressed the danger of hesitation.
No children in the home, it would generally be considered open season with this presentation.
Your comment about only exposing a little of yourself and positioning to wait for the police was good too. I wouldn’t advocate roaming to confront either. It’s once the person is present that I would take action.
What I addressed in the garage was once you’re in the presence of the other person, then... I agree it would be best to avoid contact if it can be managed that way.
Now, if you have kids in the house, it could lead to you having to compromise on this to varying degrees. You would need to prevent the intruder from coming close to them
Your comments regarding the garage make sense to me now. What you are probably advocating (having read your full response) is to call the police and position yourself inside where you could deny deeper intrusion.
It’s a thought that hadn’t occurred to me when presented with the scenario of the two players already in the garage. This is the best scenario, and just the right suggestion.
My wife and I slept with the bedroom door open. An intruder could venture up to the entryway. That’s why I addressed the danger of hesitation.
No children in the home, it would generally be considered open season with this presentation.
Your comment about only exposing a little of yourself and positioning to wait for the police was good too. I wouldn’t advocate roaming to confront either. It’s once the person is present that I would take action.
What I addressed in the garage was once you’re in the presence of the other person, then... I agree it would be best to avoid contact if it can be managed that way.
Now, if you have kids in the house, it could lead to you having to compromise on this to varying degrees. You would need to prevent the intruder from coming close to them.