Another gun thread...

[The Grand Nudger]

Strictly speaking Tibs, -your- chances are about the same either way, it's the guy who broke in that just had his odds cut (if we put a weapon in the hands of the homeowner). I do want to mention that other people in the area have all just had their odds cut a bit as well, as there are now two weapons firing in (presumably) opposite directions. It really is a bad idea to discharge a firearm in a populated area. In the self defense scenario, I personally could not justify it unless the intruder had already opened fire on me and I felt like there was a reasonable expectation that I would not survive (simply opening fire won't evoke that response in me btw). I wouldn't shoot -a burglar-, but I might be tempted to shoot someone who is shooting at me, I guess is how I'd phrase it.

(I'd talk anyone who'd listens ear off about the realities of firefights on urban terrain btw, gives me a chance to be nostalgiac..lol)

The above bit about chances btw....assumes that it's your run of the mill surprise in the middle of the night. If the person inside has any notice that a person is attempting a breach - and all other things being equal - which they rarely are- , then there's actually very little chance for the person breaching to survive (single digits...I shit you not-the subject has been researched..lol), and very little risk to the person that's already entrenched.