You’re right. I had no idea the drunk man broke a window.
Compare the numbers: How often do drunks try and break into the wrong home, versus how many criminal break-ins and home invasions are there?
If you wish to play the odds and allow the guy to effect entry, that is your choice (not saying you would). However, once in, I am sure he can be reasoned with, and if not, shooting at close quarters at a moving target is so easy, I see it done all the time on TV.
So, the situation is basically, bet your life and the life's of your family that it is some poor drunk just lost, or bet that the insane idiot on the other side of the door, breaking said door, is a determined criminal. In fact, he IS a criminal, as he would be breaking into a home that is not his.
I feel sorry for the homeowner.
Yea that was left out of the first article posted earlier.
The parents of this poor soul have no idea what the son's intent was or no reason to think he was just at the wrong house. The owner of the house, however, had every reason to believe that somoneone was trying to get into his house. That is enough of a threat to warrant self defense.