A 66-year-old Redding California woman discovers a man breaking into her home, picks up her gun and the phone, then confronts the intruder coming in her window. Donna Hopper shot the intruder three times with a .38 caliber pistol before he ceased being an active threat to her. He died of his wounds and she was soon cleared of any wrongdoing in the home invasion incident
Those who would consider small caliber handguns as viable options for home defense should take note of this story.