If I know for certain people are in my house, it would depend on whether or not I am alone.

In my case I have a son, so I would dial 911, and proceed to get him from his room and bring him back into my bedroom with my wife and dogs. Then I would cover my stairs and wait for the cops. Should anyone be in between my son and me on my way to get him, then I would react accordingly.

In response to the voices, I'd inquire "How do you assholes feel about being sent to your maker with the last image burned into your brain being my wiener flopping around from the recoil?"

I'd let the dogs handle it, initially anyway.

What do you do? IN a age of no knock warrants and, at times poor police intelligence this is the scary scenario. I keep a shotgun with a light in the closet and a 2022 with a light in the nightstand. The dogs would have been barking and already on the move as I sleep with my bedroom door open.

Move?

This incident would be a major impetus.

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Originally posted by chongosuerte:

<snip to the chase>

What do you do?

Believe it or not, my cat acts as an alarm. She sleeps beside me in bed. When she hears something outside, she bolts off the bed and runs to the appropriate window to investigate. This wakes me every time.
Most of the time it is animals outside.
As to the OPs scenario: 911 call and unlimber 870 and wait for the troops. I live alone so no need to engage until the bedroom threshold is crossed.

Gun in hand, lights on, 870 in closet if there's time.
Wife on phone to 911.
If bad guys want to open my bedroom door (my GSD is named Beast), good luck to them.
If it's a no knock the LE will be communicating.
If it's a bad guy I doubt they'd be having a conversation in my kitchen.
Yell through the door to "identify yourself, my dog and gun are at the ready"

I will respond given your scenario.

Grab weapon. Have wife call 911. Get to a corner of the bedroom on the hinge side of the door and wait. Depending on the training of the dogs I would have them sit next to us if they would. Untrained dogs may continue to bark their heads off and run around the room.

Continue to talk to 911 and hope they arrive before someone comes through me bedroom door.

When are we gonna find out the correct answer?

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Originally posted by arfmel:
When are we gonna find out the correct answer?

Tomorrow night.

It'll be a practical test.

Keep whatever gun you grab hidden from view just in case the PoPo got the wrong address. It wouldn't be good to be morally correct but factually deceased.

Code zero zero zero. Destruct. Zero

I've got kids all over my house. I'm going to investigate. Prepare my mind to identify, verify, etc.

Hope the comet has come early, I don't want to go to work all day then die in a massive cosmic collision.

Get it over with early so I can't limp away from this

I left out of the 1st post...you do not have a phone in your bedroom. As unlikely as that sounds, it is true.

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Originally posted by chongosuerte:
I left out of the 1st post...you do not have a phone in your bedroom. As unlikely as that sounds, it is true.

I yell louder "How do you assholes feel about being sent to your maker with the last image burned into your brain being my wiener flopping around from the recoil?"

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Originally posted by chongosuerte:
I left out of the 1st post...you do not have a phone in your bedroom. As unlikely as that sounds, it is true.

Well in that case, yell through the door, "I'm letting the dog out, last chance to identify yourself".
If it's police they'll be yelling "police", if not the dog will take care of them and I'll be following up the appropriate action with the shotgun if anybody comes down over the hall toward us.

Arm myself and wife.
Get behind cover (or concealment) while maintaining line of shot on doorway as a fatal funnel. Different firing locations for wife and me.
Call 911
If available, take turns donning body armor while other one covers.
Continue to monitor fatal funnel.
Wait for cavalry.

When things have calmed down, over the next few days, I would invest in a better alarm system, video cameras and a pack of dogs for outside the room.

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Originally posted by Sig2340:

quote:

Originally posted by chongosuerte:
I left out of the 1st post...you do not have a phone in your bedroom. As unlikely as that sounds, it is true.

I yell louder "How do you assholes feel about being sent to your maker with the last image burned into your brain being my wiener flopping around from the recoil?"

BTW, that's a win

Situation: Per OP, you have no access to a phone. Assume wife is beside you in bed. Dogs are in room with you. You hear talking.

What I Would Do: Arm self with pistol and flashlight. Do not turn flashlight on. With light off, quietly and slowly open bedroom door slightly and yell that you are armed and whoever is there needs to GTFO now, or you are releasing the dogs in 10 seconds. Wait 10 seconds, release dogs. Wait another 10 seconds, proceed cautiously and investigate.

Maybe you discover that someone left the TV on.

Ok.... If no phone, advance to the top of my second floor landing and prepare to educate someone on the concept of fatal funnel.