Not unless you have to. Walk softly, carry a big stick. If all else fails then yes, I'm sorry, but yes, if somebody breaks into a house and threatens my family

Not unless you have to. Walk softly, carry a big stick. If all else fails then yes, I'm sorry, but yes, if somebody breaks into a house and threatens my family I will threaten them with force. The lives of 4 people who are innocent are greater than that of one who willingly put themselves into a criminal position. Do I wish that that wasn't necessary, sure, but that's not the reality of human nature. The threat of force has always been a factor in survival. Even in nature. Poison caterpillars rarely get eaten, the birds learn to avoid them.