What to do in this situation?

Hey y’all!

Happy New Year to everyone here.

This happened around 3pm yesterday (2/4/25) in the SFV area.

Crackhead entered his way onto my property through a side gate. While I was upstairs, my wife was able scream & wake me up.

First thing I did was ask if my little girls were okay then went to the safe and grabbed a firearm.

Went downstairs & made sure he wasn’t around. Checked with my property manager and also mess with other properties in the vicinity.

This situation got me questioning myself and the safety of my family.

Should I keep a firearm in the kitchen? Of course locked in the box and high up from the little girls.

And on the other end, do Castle Laws protect me if he decided to go inside the back yard property and try to enter the physical home?

Thanks for any input.