Ok so an article by a NRA backed magazine called "Armed Citizen" suggests using a gun..excuse me if I don't put a whole lot of stock in the non-bias of that article. Anyway what you're suggesting here is that the intruder is interested in attacking the people within the house. Seeing how this guy rummaged around 2 other floors of the house before stumbling across the homeowner I'd say it's safe to say his intent/focus was on the contents of the house worth stealing - not the people inside the house. Hey look if she'd made it apparent that a) there were people in the house and b) that at least one of the people was armed I still think they're might not of been a shooting. Doing what she did merely guaranteed a shooting would take place....at least with my approach there is an opportunity to avoid taking a life. I'm not blaming the victim here - but did this person do all they could to avoid shooting someone? Hell no. This is where I think you and W.K. have a disconnect with me. I gather that you guys would rather shoot first just because you legally can. I consider myself above such vigilante thug actions.


Doing what she did merely guaranteed a shooting would take place...
She went and hid in a closet with her kids. How was she instigating this shooting in any way???? If her had taking something from the house & left, he wouldn't have gotten shot., it's only when the guy approached her and her kids did she pull the trigger.

but did this person do all they could to avoid shooting someone?
Absolutely. If she were looking to kill someone, she would have stood at the front door and shot him as he came through. Again, she went to the THIRD floor and hid in a closet. HE came to her, not the other way around.

I gather that you guys would rather shoot first just because you legally can. I consider myself above such vigilante thug actions.
She didn't "shoot first" - she was confronted by a thug in her own home and protected herself and her kids.

I'm not blaming the victim here
Yes, you most certainly are. Especially when you say " I consider myself above such vigilante thug actions". So she's a vigilante and a thug????

You are clearly not interested in rational discussion, so I'm done here.