I'm heavily on the pro-regulation side of the gun issue, and I find no fault with what this woman did. If I found a strange man in either of my two children's bedrooms at night, I wouldn't hesitate to beat the hell out of him with whatever I had handy, my own personal safety be damned. Not trying to be an internet forum warrior here: chances are decent that that creepy stranger would overpower me, and the situation would quickly decline from there. But I'm a parent. I'd still try. And, like this mom, I wouldn't even pause to talk to the guy first.