OMG. What a great story. Must be nice to have a PD that understands.
When these guys hopped my fence at 3 AM, I grabbed the PDW and ran outside (I rebarreled a m1 carbine, pistol gripstock and a 15 rd mag of roll-yer-own soft-points). Obviously, they exited in a hurry. I've known nobody else here (Hawaii) who has ever done this, though I have seen several stories posted on the High Road boards. When I asked the officers (always call, of course), they told me that if I had shot them, they'd probably have to arrest me. Paradise, my a$$.
BTW, I get America's First Freedom, and the first thing I usually look at is the "Armed Citizen".
I have known and worked with many police officers in my life. A couple are my best friends. It is rarely the cop on the street you have to worry about. I have yet to find one that isn’t pro Second Amendment. It is the Chief of Police, District Attorney, and politicians that you have to worry about. They set the agendas and procedures the street cops have to follow. Every police officer I have talked to on the subject says they do their best but they can’t protect you 24/7, so you have to be prepared to protect yourself. Call 911 and Pizza Hut and see who gets there first.