“Of course, folks have the right to defend themselves if their lives are in danger, but the best thing to do is to call for help,” he told the Aiken Standard newspaper.”
Homeowner:
“....Hello, is this the Sheriff’s’ office? Yeah, could yiu send a couple of deputies over to help me clean up this mess? Thanks.”
As a veteran he probably is content with taking the idiot out with a buttstroke move he learned in basic without having to shoot him. Good job vet.
Tack on, “Oh, and You’re welcome, by the way. See y’all in a few.”