How many times should you shoot someone in your home?

[TexasTornado]

I slight suggest edit if I may...

In the heat of the moment she's going to react the way she's going to react relying primarily on what training she has had and muscle memory.

I concur. Good edit. Thanks!

[Jusme]

I only hope that if I have to shoot someone in my house they wouldn't come back to be shot again.

[WTR]

Yes, fire 'til the threat is eliminated. Maybe that one round knocks him down or scares him so bad he runs away, but don't count on it. My 2 cents worth? In one shooting I was involved in, one deputy emptied his magazine, but it was the one, well-placed shot from a reserve deputy's revolver that ultimately stopped the bad guy. You never know until the adrenaline hits. Contrary to that, my off-duty partner hit a home intruder 5 times with .357 magnum. The guy still continued in and broke the bathroom door off the hinges trying to reach him, before he dropped from loss of blood. PCP makes you crazy and unresponsive to pain. And people don't stop and die instantly from one bullet like on tv - most of the time, lol.

That's why my pistol gets me to my shotgun.