James T is all about everybody having a gun for personal protection, consider this:
you wake up in the middle of the night and people are coming into your house
you get your gun and shoot them., Alabama law states you can do that.
the intruder is shot , maybe killed and you are a hero to your family and the community at large.
OR
you wake up in the middle of the night and people are coming into your house
you get your gun and shoot them , Alabama law states you can do that,
The intruder is a cop - or group of cops misdirected to your address. you kill one or two.
If you live after being shot in your bed , you will be put on trial for killing a cop, convicted and sent to prison for life if you are lucky, given the needle if not.
The question I pose, is how, in the middle of the night when you are sound asleep, and someone is coming into your house are you suppose to make that judgement call ?
Something here seems to be missing.
Keep in mind that not all are mistaken addresses. In fact, that happens a small percentage of the time. There are real situations where knocking before making entry would result in the loss of life for police. It isn't a good situation either way. Would you be surprised that most police officers do not want that to happen and take measures to prevent it?