Quote Originally Posted by RickThai
As I mentioned in another post, for a single intruder, I prefer to shoot four rounds into the body, followed by a double tap to the head. (The rationale for four rounds in the torso is to knock the intruder silly if he is wearing body armor. I also used Teflon-coated bullets that will penetrate the cheaper Kevlar vests that criminals usually wear, but not the ceramic plates of high quality vests.)
For most of the World, that would be Murder. Off to prison, no passing Go, do not collect your $200.


Quote Originally Posted by RickThai
Then with a pistol (which I keep loaded in the chamber at night)
Not good for the first 10-30 seconds after being woken from a deep sleep. A number of people would probably have shot the wife before being fully awake...

I think I would move to somewhere I didn't have to sleep with a gun under the pillow for fear of being assaulted during the night.