"The home invader presents no threat to the life to the owner if he is out of the residence. A better moral would be to drag the POS back in side after the clip is emptied into him."
Then be sure to hose your lawn off
Pick up all shell casings, bleach and hose driveway and walkways, call neighbors to assist as witnesses, repeat as necessary. ; )
The cops will send a guy out who finds the blood traces anyway.