I was prepared to change his behavior by shooting him. It may sound harsh, but if you trespass onto my property uninvited, regardless of your intentions, you have effectively forfeited your life.

Especially when you are behaving in an intimidating manner and standing between me and my 3.5 year old son.

I fully agree with you when it comes to him standing between you and your young son, but we should realize that sometimes people might get lost or be looking for a different house or something and accidentally trespass. If that happens without the intimidating manner involved, hopefully you have the wits to not open fire.

Absolutely. I haven't left home without a firearm in almost 21 years, but I'm actually not a fan of guns. I just experienced some things during my childhood and during my most formative years that made me understand that violence is the ultimate authority in the world, and I want to make sure I'm capable of defending against it if the need arises.

I would feel like an absolute coward if I were to shoot someone that wasn't harming or threatening harm to my people or myself. I live in a college town and have had run ins with random drunk kids on my property, but I was always capable of handling those issues with my words and my hands. However, I'm not taking that chance with a mentally ill individual with my child standing right there.

Just out of curiosity, which city do you live in?

If you mentioned that to the police, it's probably why they showed up so fast.

I didn't mention anything about my child. I just told them the same thing I told them the other two times I had to call them: "I'm calling you as a courtesy to allow you an opportunity to resolve this situation before I resolve it myself."

Sorry, that's what I meant — your willingness to defend yourself is why they showed up.