San Antonio, TX:

From the way the homeowner tells it, it sounds like the intruder may have been intoxicated.

Just like being intoxicated isn't an excuse for causing a traffic accident, being intoxicated is not an excuse to invade someone's home.

The homeowner forgot to take the safety off before pulling the trigger the first time. It's easy to criticize someone for missing an obviously critical thing, but I've never been in that type of situation before and don't really know how I'd handle it, either.

I hope I never have to find out.