If you shoot a "would-be" intruder just outside your front door, you will go to jail.
If you shoot an actual intruder, who has violently broken in and is showing signs of aggression on yourself or family–YOU MAKE HEADLINES AS A HERO ARMED CITIZEN PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM AN EVIL CRIMINAL.
Locked-'n-loaded, Q.
FIRE AT WILL!
WWG1WGA!