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

The religious fanatic who practices terrorism cannot be reasoned with, because there is nothing you can threaten him with, and no alternative you can offer him that is more palatable than his genuine belief that if he dies fighting you, he will be greatly rewarded in afterlife. Only swift and extreme force can stop him.

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

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.

My own idea of a $5,500 .45 auto is a used Volkswagon with a Glock 30 in the glove box.

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

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.