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Maybe James did carry a gun to the door, not really intending to shoot anyone but just in case, and when he saw an armed perp, tried to slam the door...
Or even if he did not see the perp’s gun, seeing him was enough to slam the door
That's kind of how we open the door to people we're not expecting after midnight. You have it nearby, just in case, but it's not actually cocked and ready to go. If someone knocked then it might have thrown them off, too. The thought has gone through my head that, well, they knocked so they must be okay or otherwise they'd have just barged right in. (I know, not entirely logical, but the idea still floats.)