Pull the trigger when:
1. You reasonably believe that you are in immediate danger of suffering death or serious injury due to the actions of a criminal.
-AND-
2. You reasonably believe that nothing other than the immediate use of deadly force is likely to prevent death or serious injury.
I've emphasized "reasonably" because it's not enough to get freaked out and scared in the dark and start fantasizing and letting your mind run wild until you convince yourself that you are in danger. The standard is: reasonable belief.
Shooting at unidentified things in the dark merely because you think they could possibly be dangerous is negligent.
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