Could you defend your family in an emergency?

Im glad Im not one of those families you say are ill prepared lol. I have been in a similar situation, where I heard a noise in one of our bedrooms, I went to go check and I saw the outline of a person standing at the window, luckily we have a baseball bat in our room, used for playing baseball and nothing else, up until then lol. Anyway soon as I saw the outline I grabbed the bat and quietly snuck over to the window, positioned myself and whacked the person on the head, I know I whacked him pretty hard because he fell to the ground, and I watch him stumble up and run straight into our neighbors yard to short cut through, then i decided to call the towns only cop who congradulated me, by saying i did the right thing and I definetly know what I did, could have turned out ugly and I couldve been hurt or my kids. Since my husband was working the nightshift... I guess I got a lucky break... We have since moved from that terrible neighborhood now, we have a neat pitbull who loves to chase, bite and play lol....

yes I think that I am well prepared to protect myself and my family if someone intrudes. And yes I am also a firm believer in the rights to bear arms and I am in the country so yes it is locked and ready. I have several items around my house just for that problem, I have 3 doors in my home so it is very important to have yourself prepared, I also have an alarm so the minute someone comes on my property I am alerted before they even get close to the house.nowadays it is very important to keep yourself protected.

I'll stat by saying that I am a bit more paraniod than most people I know. I sleep with my bedroom door locked and my cell phone is in the bedroom charging overnight, every night. I also have two dogs. One is old and has never been a barker. I looked around and talked to my friends and family about getting a mid sized dog that would be protective and bark if it heard anyone pull up to my house,moving around outside, or knock on my door. (We live a little out of town) I found a great dog who was abandoned in the desert. He is not vicious but he is very timid and barks at anyone who comes around. I know that even if I'm not aware of someone around he will let me know that they are there.