I don’t understand why we insist on giving the perp more benefit of the doubt than the homeowner.
Guy walking up my driveway with a rifle held respectfully because he’s just shot a deer that leapt across onto my property, and wants permission to retrieve, is a vastly different scenario than “shady looking guy with gun at the ready comes sneakily running up my driveway at night clearly looking for trouble.” And if the homeowner committed a felony by brandishing a firearm and going outside, how much more guilty is the perp who A) was trespassing, B) also brandishing a firearm, first, and C) demonstrated criminal intent by approaching property.
Natural law says the perp had no right to be there, was threatening deadly force, and homeowner ought to be well within his rights to investigate the trespasser, and if things escalate, to send this cretin to his maker. The fact that it might be considered wrong speaks volumes about our society.