A 67-year-old Florida woman fatally shot an armed man who barged into her home early Wednesday morning, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said.

What’s more, the sheriff called it a “perfect example” of why he fights for citizens’ rights to “own firearms.”

The Interlachen homeowner told deputies she heard her front door handle shaking around 3 a.m. and went to investigate, officials said. Interlachen is around 80 minutes south of Jacksonville.

She told deputies she thought it might be her husband returning from work, officials said, so she opened the door — and that’s when the intruder forced his way into her home.