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Consider where you might be if an intruder enters. At night you will probably be in your bedroom. You might consider rearranging your house wiring so a flick of a switch will light up every area but that one. Or one that will put a spotlight on at the top of the stairs while leaving the hall and bedroom dark.
Do you really want to go after an intruder in a dark house? Maybe not. You're just awake from a sound sleep. Have you had house-clearing/tactical training? After all, your job is to keep your family alive and remain alive yourself. Your posessions are replaceable. A lot of people have said to hole up in a barricadable room, call the cops, and wait it out. Get to where you can see and shoot him before he can see and shoot you and stay put. Get a good alarm (CPI, ADT) with a housewide speaker/monitor and panic button by your bed. If his entrance doesn't set it off, the buttom will and I'll bet he'll run.
NEVER hunt for an intruder with a flashlight on your gun or in your hand. Think what a target that presents!
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