Adding... Unless you are willing to kill.
And toss life as you know of it away.
Which is why I love Texas. You can shoot the SOB as he's running or even walking away down the road.
And no, it's not a wild west scene. In 27 years I've never seen a gun fired in that situation.
If the guy came to my house, he'd find my "air rifle" is a 12 gage Winchester Model 1300 Defender loaded with triple-ought buck. Nine .38 caliber "pellets" per round.