re: Three armed men invade your home at 2am. What do you do?

Bayonet charge is the best move.

Most defenders will run away rather than face cold steel.

If they can make it past the 4 Dogos, and one badass Chihuahua, then they are lucky. Beyond that I have a shoot first ask questions later mentality. Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

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1. Three men are armed with small caliber pistols

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You won't know how many are there are nor how they are armed or IF they are armed.

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2. You hear them and realize they are there 30 seconds before getting into your house

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This is a pretty unrealistic scenario, IMO. Experienced burglars know the best way to get into a home, and won't tip off their presence. Also, it could be a home invasion, where they kick in the door while you are watching TV with your dick in your hand. The hand cannon in your bedroom ain't gonna help you now. No knock warrant at wrong address? If it's 2 am, you are dead asleep and the cops are in your room before you realize WTF is going on.

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3. You don't know their intentions. They could be cops, for instance, using a no knock warrant

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Duh.

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4. Your family is home and asleep in their rooms

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30 seconds is not enough time to be able to worry about this, given the scenario.

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5. The men come in from different points of entry

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If this is the case, chances are you are doing something in your life to draw this kind of attention. Only cops, assassins, and pissed off drug dealers would use this tactic.

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The scenario offered by the OP is pretty ridiculous and assumes that the homeowner is awake, alert, and cognizant of the situation when the "30 second clock" starts.

I'm sure most of y'all are true badasses and would give Chuck Norris a run for his money, but in a more realistic scenario, what would you do if you and your wife were at home on a rare weekday off, just sitting on the couch watching TV or playing "hide the salami" and the boogeyman kicked in your back door because y'all are supposed to be at work? Unless your weapon is on your person, you are pretty much fricked.

If you are a light sleeper and/or have a loud barking dog, you may have a chance to grab a weapon once you hear the initial ruckus (and, yes, I'll describe the ruckus) which may be a breaking window or shattering door jamb. If you sleep like I do, a troop of circus monkeys could have a rave in your living room and you'd sleep right through it.