Reply #109: Explain it to me.

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I'm at home at night. I hear a noise. I get my assault weapon with the folding stock and flash suppression out of my locked gun safe and load it (because I practice gun safety, like all responsible gun owners). I still hear the noises, but fortunately I got all that done without anybody breaking into my bedroom. So, to maximize my ability to defend myself, do I A) stay put and keep my gun trained on the one and only entrance to my room, or do I B) leave the room and start roaming around "tight hallways" in the hope that someone will hear me and ambush me or shoot me in the back?

Now if I'm the attacker, I can't stay put, can I? How am I going to rob the house and kill the occupants if I can't navigate tight hallways?

Okay, so back to me in my bedroom. I don't turn a light on because I don't want to lose the element of surprise. The same is true of the burglar. My rifle is trained on the door. He opens it. I fire. I know exactly where he is - where he has to be if he wants to get into the room. But he can't see me and must necessarily sweep the room if he wants to get me. So, which of us needs to fire a lot of rounds without being blinded? Isn't it him and not me?

But, gee, why bother with logic when you can respond with "I believe" and a sneer instead?