This is why I wouldn't rely on a revolver, and why we don't need a magazine ban. Even with good hits (head/neck), the revolver barely stopped one guy. If he had been armed, or had a partner, then she and her kids would have been in trouble. I carry 12+1 with a spare mag. I'd be more confident of that.
As to the question of whether to hide or call out, she may have been busy with work and not wanted to be distracted by a salesperson that she had no intention of buying from, and didn't want her kids to have to worry about him. At the point where he starts ringing the doorbell repeatedly, there's obviously something up...at best he's a very bad salesman who wants to annoy people into buying something. Then there's the question of whether to present a deterrent chk-chk "I'M ARMED" or the tactical advantage of waiting. This man may have gone to a different home instead, or he may have escalated to home invasion. As it was, the man was surprised, which gave the mother a tactical advantage, and might have been part of why he freaked out instead of attacking.
Regardless, I've read a lot of stories recently where the kids call the parents or the wife/girlfriend calls their man...a lot of them need to call 911 instead.
As to the question of whether to hide or call out, she may have been busy with work and not wanted to be distracted by a salesperson that she had no intention of buying from, and didn't want her kids to have to worry about him. At the point where he starts ringing the doorbell repeatedly, there's obviously something up...at best he's a very bad salesman who wants to annoy people into buying something. Then there's the question of whether to present a deterrent chk-chk "I'M ARMED" or the tactical advantage of waiting. This man may have gone to a different home instead, or he may have escalated to home invasion. As it was, the man was surprised, which gave the mother a tactical advantage, and might have been part of why he freaked out instead of attacking.
Regardless, I've read a lot of stories recently where the kids call the parents or the wife/girlfriend calls their man...a lot of them need to call 911 instead.