You set up outside your home, call the police and wait for backup. There is no need to face an intruder who is already in your home while you are outside your home. I worked in LE here for 25 years, I know response time can be up to 25 minutes to where I live, I have had a lot of training in the Army Infantry and in LE including SWAT training and there is no way I am entering my home if there is an intruder inside when I arrive. That is simply stupid. Working LE in a rural area I have plenty of experience clearing a structure alone when responding to an alarm and finding an open door with no backup available. I don't have to do that now, it's not my job.
Set up outside your home, call the police and wait for the professionals who get paid to do that.
Actually had this happen to me.
I came home from the bar I was working at, about 3AM, on my motorcycle, parked the bike in the middle of the driveway, and (wanting nothing more than to collapse in bed), zombie-walked up to the front door only to realize that the jamb was kicked in and there were lights on which I had not left that way.
I immediately fell back to the bike, and taking cover behind it, retrieved my P238 from the under seat compartment- carrying concealed while riding was a gray area here at the time- and called 911 while covering the front door with the pistol.
I informed the dispacher of my address, the situation, what I was wearing, and that I was armed with a handgun. I repeatedly stressed that she convey these points to the responding deputies.
While waiting for the cavalry to arrive, I had time to assess my surroundings. My patch is just outside of town, not really within walking distance of anyplace except for my nearest neighbor's house, and there were no other vehicles in sight, so right away I suspected that the creeps had already boogied, but there wasnt any other cover I could easily reach without running across open ground, so I figured staying put was the best policy. Besides, the Sheriffs would be expecting me to be in that spot.
The first Deputy arrived quickly, within maybe 5 minutes. He parked down the street a bit, lights off, and waited while the dispatcher informed me that he wanted me to come to him. I waved, pocketed my pistol, and walked towards the cruiser with my hands clearly visible.
Keeping an eye on the house, he patted me down, retreived my gun and locked it in his car while we waited for backup. Once they had cleared the property, they returned my pistol, took a few prints, handed me a "Victims Rights" brochure, and wished me good luck.
The scumbags were never caught and I lost my nightstand safe with a couple pistols inside- they cut the cable that secured it to the bedframe- but other than my broken door frame (which was quickly rebuilt 5X stronger), there was no real damage.
I was between dogs at the time, got another one shortly after that- and an alarm system.
My County Sheriff's were really on the ball, and super-professional. Defund? Hell no! Id buy those guys a beer anytime.