I live in Florida and someone kicked the door in while we were out. My wife and kids arrived to find stuff in the drive way, front door wide open, and the alarm going off.
I gave the cops first pass on clearing the house but went thru it before letting my family back in.
Went to my gun storage, hidden panel, and took out my shot gun, cranked a round, a pump, feet pounding upstairs, split level, no damage upstairs. Never had a break in after words. This was in Mass bye the way.