I’d do the same. I’d also hope the Father wasn’t one of those “my home is my castle, .45 with a round in the chamber next to the door to deal with threats” types, and the story of my death wasn’t met with cheers from the “some people need killin’, especially if they came to
my house and threatened me” types on a message board.
You just described 2/3 of all home owners in Texas.