Odds are that the ‘bump in the night,’ has no more than a 3% possibility of being an intruder. The other 97+% is either a family member, friend, or some harmless dumbass.
I calculated this based on information in the National Crime Victims Survey overlaid on several other authoritative sources. The analysis is slightly fuzzy but I stand by the general numbers.
CSU professor accidentally shot by roommate who mistook her for intruder
[Muscogee County Coroner] Bryan said [Professor] Anderson’s roommate had been receiving terrorist threats from her son, including threats of bodily harm and to burn down the house. When the roommate heard a noise while sleeping, she grabbed her pistol and walked into the hallway.
‘She fired one shot and then fired another one and hit her roommate,’ Bryan said.
Calling out “WHO’S THERE” would save many a life. The concept that using a flashlight and/or issuing a verbal challenge will ‘draw the intruder’s fire’ is foolish and unsupportable.
Flashlight skills at home are important enough that I made the flashlight chapter of Indoor Range Practice Sessions a free download on my ebook store.
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Note also that she was killed by one hit; this is not uncommon when a shooting victim is not highly adrenalized. Modern bullets are very lethal.
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