Originally Posted by
Defaultmp3
The stealth aspect might play a bigger role if you wake up, and aren't sure if there is an intruder, but if there's a known breach of the house, then I would disagree with your emphasis on stealth. Yes, a night-time intruder(s) potentially is more willing to fight, but there's also a higher probability of them simply being altered. If you have no children, or if your rooms are in the same area of the house, why not simply run your white light constant on (whether that be using your WML or simply turning on the house lights), and hold the hallway/staircase/door, while waiting for an LE response (which can be done even without a reasonable response time)? If you're separate from your children, I don't really see too much of an issue for overt push toward them; it's unlikely that the intruders know the layout of your house well-enough to even consider hostage taking. And really, the stealth aspect is basically gone if you have a home alarm system that gets tripped. I've heard several instructors speak about home defense, and IIRC, all of them recommended an overt presence with a reliance on an LE response to finish things up as a good general response, with stealth being applicable in much more limited scenarios.
Not saying that knowing all the things you mentioned in the original post is a bad idea, just the way your post was structured made it seem like a far more important thing than, say, working out a exfil or relocation plan with your family in case of an intrusion.