vig·i·lan·te
–noun 1. a member of a vigilance committee.
2. any person who takes the law into his or her own hands, as by avenging a crime.
–adjective 3. done violently and summarily, without recourse to lawful procedures: vigilante justice.
In what way does protecting your life and property have anything to do with the definition of vigilantism?
It’s just that cop mentality that they’re absolutely the only ones who should be summoned during a crime. You should never summon Smith & Wesson, Glock, Beretta, Para-Ordnance, Heckler & Koch, Remington, Benelli, Mossberg, etc. during a crime. Always the police so they can draw the chalk outline around your body.