If you shoot, shoot to kill- then it's your word against a dead guys.. Makes it easier for you in a "Wrongful Death Suit". With that said, out here in San Francisco and most of the left coast- where people vote for politicians with a 'D' after their name, the standard by which LE and in most cases, DA's offices weigh shootings/ self-defense cases is "What was the perceived threat of the victim?"
Senario #1, 2am in the morning- you hear a noise, someone forcing entry into your home- You light him up protecting your property- bye-bye, you go to jail and you lose your house.

Senario #2, same event- you confront dick-head who is unarmed, and he says to you, "too bad you saw me- now I HAVE TO KILL YOU!! You light him up- all is right in the world----if you killed him--if not, he refutes your sworn statement and you go to jail and lose your house.

You do not defend property with deadly force- only persons who are in immediate danger..

DEAD MEN TELL NO TAILS!!

PS. MAKE SURE YOU DRILL HIM WITH A LEGAL, REGISTERED TO YOU FIREARM THAT YOU DONT MIND LOSING, BECAUSE IT WILL BE TIED UP IN LITIGATION FOR YEARS...

MIKE
RETIRED SERGEANT SAN FRANCISCO P.D.