Pretty simple lesson:
Don’t sneak into homes not your own.
You might get shot.
Beat him unconscious, tie him up, drag him outside.
PAINTBALL time!
Nasty welts all over his person, while asking him bizarre questions.
A trip down the rabbit hole for him.
“Who do you work for? Who sent you? What do you know about Project Arc Bow?!”
The Intruder was apparently not carrying a name, but likely had at least two arms.....
This is why perps want the local papers to publish the names and addresses of gun owners, so they know which houses not to burglarize.
In 0’s world the homeowner will be charged with assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful discharge of a firearm and sentenced to 5 - 10 years in prison while the perp will get 5 years probation and walk...
(notes in parentheses)
He picked up his gun on the way to that bedroom when he saw the burglar standing in the hallway. “I quickly noticed someone standing in the entrance way to my bedroom. I just simply reacted, finger went on the trigger, clicked off the safety and I shot him three times...”
(You *do* this, but this is *not* what you tell the police. Instead, you say “I thought he had something like a weapon in his hand, which he was raising towards me in a threatening manner.”)
“He made his escape by pushing my window unit out the window,” He said. “Taking a 12-foot high dive out my bedroom window.”
(As a note, while it might be emotionally gratifying, do not throw a perp out a window any lower than five stories (50 feet)).