A basic principle of American justice holds that a bad man has the same rights as a good man.

The Second Amendment isn't about duck hunting or target shooting.

...in any society, Law is an illusory concept that works only when everyone voluntarily agrees to live by it.

The way to reason with a predator is to make it aware that it can live in a cage, or it can die, but it can no longer prey upon us.

In a lifetime among cops since, I've noted that investigators who piece together the aftermaths of home invasion murders tend to keep their guns on all the time after that, even when off duty in their own house, and keep them by the bed when they go to sleep.They have learned from the helplessly-murdered dead

History has shown that the greater power of the gun is its power to deter. Bear in mind that criminals, by definition, target only victims they believe they can overpower. When the intended victim draws a gun, the predator realizes that their erstwhile target has the ability to kill them instantly. This tends to modify their behavior immediately without a shot being fired.

Remember: once you have ascertained that you are dealing with hostile intruders, the staircase becomes a free-fire zone.