Entertaining mall ninja's. Who else can we quote as gospel, be all, end all absolute answer, for those rare situations that can not typically be anticipated? Silver bullet advice and answers to an equation with infinite variables.
If you find yourself in a life threatening situation you cope as best you can, as quickly as possible, with the cards being dealt. If one night you find thug coming through your window, with a sense of purpose, are you going to stop his advance ASAP, or hesitate while you revisit this discussion in your head?
Worried about what's behind thug - or perhaps you are not well versed with your particular tool(s)? Getcha some Glasers or some other glitzy exotic. I hope it works for you. Maybe you can politely ask thug for a "time-out", while you sneak a peak behind him and make sure there aren't any pets, kids, or surfers riding in his wake.
I'm going to do my best to make two big holes in thug (front and back), to ventilate his innards and fluids to the outside world. Hell, maybe thug will have friends bringing up the rear, and I'll tag two or more birds with one stone.
No, I'm not going to try and hit the neighbors, but I am also not going to take a chance with my family or myself. Priorities.