TexasCHLforum.com

If it is 2AM, that means it is dark, and you can't very well see what the attacker may or may not be holding. If he gets to within 30 ft, I don't believe I could get my key in a keyhole, unlock the door, and get safely inside before he was on top of me (presuming the door is locked). This would definately be a bad situation.

If my wife was with me, that would mean my child was also with me, in which case all 3 of us could not outrun an attacker. I would have to yell for my wife to get inside with my daughter, lock doors, and call 911, and I would have no choice but to turn and face the attacker. I would not run away from the door in case my wife was not safely inside yet, so I could not retreat from that area. I do not believe there would be sufficient time to deploy a LTL alternative, see if that worked, and then draw my firearm if need be.

It would be best not to let them get that close before confronting somehow, but if I slipped up and they did get that close, I believe the only solution would be to draw and yell stop, hope they see your pistol, and they turn and run away.

This is assuming I am at my door to my house and I notice an attacker running at me in close proximity as stated in the original post.