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I could say, "I wouldn't have shot", but then my situation is different. I have windows in my front door and a window to the side that I can look out of. I also have a passel of hounds that would have raised a ruckus at a late night knock. I also have three teenagers, and wouldn't be too alarmed to hear a late night knock. That's not to say that I don't answer the door late at unarmed..

I recall a case in California, where some "yutes" were driving around shooting out windows with slingshots.

They hit one guy's house taking out a window, possibly more than one, possibly more than one shot.

Anyways, the family was laying on the floor, thinking they were under attack. Southern California had had a spate of sniper shootings, primarily along the freeways.

Anyways, the homeowner grabs his gun and walks down the block and sees the car of "yutes". The homeowner approaches the car and engages the occupants in conversation. The homeowner said he saw a "yute" in the backseat, "make a move", and the homeowner shoot the youth, killing him.

The homeowner was acquitted. The trial was on Court TV.

The defense was rather savy. They had a mockup of the homeowner's window setup in the courtroom. Without warning, the defense atty, whipped out a slingshot and fired a projectile through the double paned window.

The subsequent noise made several jurors jump. Very effective technique on his part.