Hippy chiming in late: I like what ya did. Nevermind protecting your family and all that shit, because you weren't. If they wanted in and you dead, you would have been, killers just don't wait. If they wanted in, it would have been with a foot when you unlatched the door. If you wanted them to be protected, you should have never even made a sound. Just move the kids upstairs and turn your lights off. If you want to be nice, shout through the door and ask what they want.
The people bitching about over reacting have never read a story about Home Invasions. Just be a bit more strategic about your actions.
What I like is you telling the fuckers to piss off with cold steel authority. What the fuck were they doing at you place that fucking late at night? Next time, let them get halfway through their sales pitch and then shoot them in the kneecap. These people piss me off... or is that obvious?
All after-dark salesmen should be greeted with a large gun and no shirt.