He then asked if I was willing to shoot someone over my xbox.
I told him, "The xbox was besides the point. We are talking about a person intruding into my house at night with my family present. Hell yes, I'd shoot him. It's the principle of the thing. I'd shoot a hole in my xbox without blinking to do it."
In descending order of importance of ethical justification of self defense:
Endangering of family. <----- Your primary concern.
Endangering of life.
Invasion of home.
Loss of property. <---- The leftist is functioning mentally on this level.
Trespassing. <----- The level at which you are legally allowed to end a motherfucker.
Depends on the state. I believe Texas has an allowance for "defense of mere property" while other states may not.
But you're right, the primary goal is protecting yourself and your family, and the lefties have no idea what the fuck that is like - because it requires ethics and moral fiber.