If they have broken into your home then they have already initiated violence against you.
If someone breaks into you your home while you are there, then there is no way to know what their intentions are. You and your families life is at serious risk.
If the person who broke in is armed, and there is no way to know, it only takes a fraction of a second to become another murder statistic.
Exactly! One must assume if a burglar breaks in that s(he) will do physical harm, including killing the occupants. So shoot to kill the intruder before s(he) kills you, your spouse or your children. If you don't have a gun, use an ax.