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I have not drawn nor pulled the trigger.
I am not a lawyer.
I am not a pastor.
I do have some views regarding being a christian and not believing in killing.
I also am a believer, and have had to reconcile my beliefs with carrying and the potential to be forced to kill.
What I am about to write is an over-simplification of what I believe but I want to be brief.....
In the Old Testament, a lot of people have made blanket statements that God (who is LOVE) was inconsistent because he either killed or had people killed. The key behind the matter is to remember covenant. God was in covenant with Israel and thus there were some promises that had been made, that He would protect them. He had to. He intended to bring a redeemer into the world through Israel. If they had been wiped out, the promise that He had made to Abraham would have been unkept, God would have been a liar, and satan is the father of liars. it was a legal duty on God's part. God cannot lie.

Moving forward several thousand years, we live in a day in which little is known about covenant. People make promises all the time and routinely break them...

I love people and would minister to anyone anytime the opportunity presents itself. I believe the Ten Commandments (still not that great at keeping them). In the Hebrew, the meaning of "Thou shalt Not Kill" is literally "You Shall Do No Murder".

I am, however, in covenant with my wife. I made promises to her the day we married to protect her. Because I am in covenant with HER, and NOT with the bad guy, I have a sworn covenant duty to keep the bad guy from hurting her. I am also her almost sole means of support. If the bg took me out, and I didn't do what I could to prevent that, then I also don't feel that I am living up to my covenant with her.

One big point here to remember is the key word "murder". If I have to protect myself or my family, it will not be done with malice or hatred in my heart. To do so WOULD invite a spirit of murder, and that would go against the 10 C's.
To be in battle as a soldier, and kill as a part of the covenant you swore when you entered the service is not doing murder. However, one who then becomes obsessed with the idea, and puts much thought into new and exciting ways to kill more effectively, enjoys it, and does it with hatred in his heart for the enemy would possibly be guilty of doing murder. The same goes for the policeman.

Again, I have not been in a tactical or combat situation, but my hope is that if it ever came down to that, I would not kill in hatred (yes there is adrenaline and anger, that's probably natural). However, one can walk in love and do what it takes to protect himself. If the bg only ends up being held until the police arrive, I should HOPE that I could at least inform him that there is a God who loves him and that he doesn't have to live the way he is living. He may be lucky enough to still do some time in the pokey or the hospital - those are consequences of his actions - but at least he's had the opportunity to hear.

You can protect yourself and your family and not walk in hatred.

Anyone who is a believer and does not wrestle with these questions should have a look inside to assess his walk with God. I cannot speak for the ones who don't believe as I do.

Hope this ranting helps out...

-aandpman