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longtooth wrote:Yes Sparks you are right on the last thing you want to do is shoot a LEO that has the wrong house. Problem is that you will probably not even wound him. He will be armored & as soon as you fire there will be immediate return fire from them. There is really not a good answer today. I know there are some LEO depts that are addressing this issue of hard entry due to the incident stated and also "wrong house" Real LEOs but mistaken addresses. Every one has to spend much time thinking it through, then make their own decission what to do. I have spent the time & made mine.

And to make matters worse by adding even more variables to the processing, some home invaders are wearing armor these days, too, which needs to taken into account.

longtooth wrote:This type home invasion is getting more frequent & closer to home for all of us. Reason I & many others stay armed at the house.

+1, though it's still very scary.

I've often wondered what the best course of action would be should one hear pounding on the door from a group announcing that they are the police, and you know that there should be no reason that they are there (being a law-abiding citizen, it would have to be either a mistake, or a home invasion).

I know that if I saw bandanas covering their faces, I would certainly be suspicious, but when you've got uniformed guns at the door banging and a look through the peep hole doesn't reveal anything to tip you off that it's bogus and a home invasion is occuring, what's the best thing to do? The last thing that anyone would want is a true LEO shot by accident due to a homeowner thinking that it was a home invasion.