Sorry, Gnu. It's just that I thought your handle was an anagram of gun.

Rapaire, the assailant first rule doesn't always apply. Depends upon the state and the decision of the inquiry, and the decision made regarding the validity of the threat.

I remember some years ago, a highschool girl in New Mexico (Santa Fe), saw someone at her bedroom window (second floor). She took her pistol from her bedside table and drilled him in the head. The decision was that she had just cause, since the man was known to police.