Homeowner exchanges gunfire with pair of would-be burglars in middle of night. Homeowner's aim is much better.

Chalk up yet another crook who's learned the often painful lesson that fewer and fewer Americans are succumbing to victimhood as more and more of them take charge of their own protection, put the Second Amendment into practice, and arm themselves with guns.

What happened?

Sheriff's deputies said two individuals attempted to burglarize a home in Joshua Tree, California, just after 1 a.m. Monday, the Hi-Desert Star reported. At least one of the burglars was armed with a gun.

Unfortunately for the crooks, the homeowner also had a gun at the ready.