Thank You for the kind welcome, farmer. & I'm always happy to open my mouth and show folks how much I dont know. "When seconds count, the police are only minutes away" Unfortunately thats usually true. What you will do in those minutes is something you should decide now while you are not under life-threatening stress. Will you choose to fight, be it with a firearm, fists, golfclub, baseball bat, or whatever is at hand? Or will you try to run away? Perhaps you have a 'safe' room or storm shelter you can hide or barricade yourself in. None of the options are very appealing when evil stalks you, and all of them have their drawbacks. This is a very personal decision that should not be taken lightly. Whatever your decision, think about it Now before the crisis hits. Not to choose a path of action makes it a certainty that you have chosen to be a victim. Placing your trust in God is one thing; placing your trust in a criminal is entirely different. Truely Evil people walk this earth. I have met one; only one in my career. A killer without remorse, a torturer for the entertainment of it. And he is up for parole in about 8 years. I'm sure there's more. Please dont choose to be a victim. I still recall my first SWAT callout vividly. Felony drug house, meth cookers/users/dealers known to carry firearms. Now I had years and years of law enforcement experience before this and umpteen hours of training, including pretty much everything you see on COPS (which is very realistic btw). I have drawn my weapons on many felons (but i never discharged a round in my career), and been in my share of chases and fights, but I still remember that feeling on the ride to the house. 'This is it. I could die today. Concentrate. Do Your Job. Remember your training. Do Your Job. Concentrate'. I was excited, I could feel the adrenaline flowing and things did seem to happen in slow motion(just a little) as we took down the house and occupants with no incident. Post raid, I was pretty 'bouncy' from the adrenaline for a couple of hours. As I have never actually been in a gun battle, I can only relate what friends who have been there/done that have told me. Things slow down, you get tunnel vision, your hearing goes away, you fire, you wonder why he isnt going down immediately, you dont think, you revert to your training. That last one is very important. I have found this to be true in many endeavors. When under stress, you Will fall back on your training. I dont remember my first fight with a criminal but I was far from an inexperienced fighter from my ice hockey days. The difference when you are fighting 'for real' instead of 'for fun' (did i just say that? i sure didnt mean it that way!) is a mindset that you KNOW you must win. When in a life threatening confrontation, all the rules are off and you should do whatever it takes to protect your life and the lives of your loved ones. Did I answer your question? I just reread my post and it seemed kind of rambling. Hope it helps.