Dude, we have two level two protection trained shepherds....
They would take down a couple before dying, and they would die....
Our house is heavily armed and my entire family is very capable......
That stated, it would be a losing proposition going against a swat team that has the element of surprise.....
I’ve shot against a lot of them in various competitions, most are good guys, most with strong military backgrounds....
Risk vs reward, I don’t want bullets flying around my children unless abosolutely necessary....it’s better to talk in that situation than fight. Since I’m a good boy, the situation will eventually turn out OK....
The issue isn’t the Swat team but the LEO managment that fosters the battle mentality.....
Don’t get angry at water cause it’s wet....
I was partly just kidding - about shooting the cops, not about being well armed and having two Schutzhund GSDs - I never kid about guns nor dogs.
But to your point, you say you wouldn't engage because you assume you'd recognize the intruders as LEO. Let's say it's 3:00am and you hear your dogs attacking something immediately after you hear, what you suspect to be your front door getting knocked down. You probably also hear your dogs being gun down almost immediately after the first bark.
Regardless of what the intruders are screaming, are you really going to believe it's the cops knowing that you're a completely law-abiding citizen?
Are you going to give them the benefit of the doubt, at 3:00 am, or are you coming down the stairs shooting first and asking for ID second? I'm probably going with the shooting first, just in case. This is why these no-knock warrants, especially in the middle of the night, are so damned dangerous, for everyone.