All good advice above in your previous post. However I would also like to add that you should have your cellphone by your bed as well as a hardline phone. If the hardline is not working then the cell will be accesible and if charged ready to go.
Home Invasion
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All good advice above in your previous post. However I would also like to add that you should have your cellphone by your bed as well as a hardline phone. If the hardline is not working then the cell will be accesible and if charged ready to go.
Everything well said! Very good post! Good advice.
Infinite
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Just some of my experiences to add,
Dog: There are two types of dogs in regards to defense. The Watch Dog and the Attack Dog. The watch dog will bark and avoid confrontation. The attack dog watches is silent generally doesn't bark and attacks.
Home Defense US: Bird Shot in a shotgun is very effective weapon as it does not generally penitrate the exterior of the house or the walls.
Home Defense UK (or US without guns): Panic bottons that sound loud air horns and flicker lights are very effective. You can disorient the intruder and also alert people outside your house that you have a situation. To clarify this a bit the lights go full on and then off at random intervals and may only be specific lights in the house. However night vision to light vision and back coupled with loud bursts of sound should scare the crap out of the people.
Camera's... CAMERA's... they are cheap and wireless you can place them darn near anywhere and provide you with the ability to see before you respond.
Second floor / Third floor / Any floor have an escape ladder. You do not want an intruder between you and your escape path especially if you have loved ones.
Finally my security system is based off of X-10 which allows me some home automation. I can turn on any light in any room from anywhere in my house. I've successfully used this ti confuse my girlfriend into thinking I was in my bedroom when in reality I was following her around secretly. While it was all in good fun (I was shutting her light off on her while she was reading occasionally) I learned it was a good way to distract an intruder and make your escape.
Dog: There are two types of dogs in regards to defense. The Watch Dog and the Attack Dog. The watch dog will bark and avoid confrontation. The attack dog watches is silent generally doesn't bark and attacks.
Home Defense US: Bird Shot in a shotgun is very effective weapon as it does not generally penitrate the exterior of the house or the walls.
Home Defense UK (or US without guns): Panic bottons that sound loud air horns and flicker lights are very effective. You can disorient the intruder and also alert people outside your house that you have a situation. To clarify this a bit the lights go full on and then off at random intervals and may only be specific lights in the house. However night vision to light vision and back coupled with loud bursts of sound should scare the crap out of the people.
Camera's... CAMERA's... they are cheap and wireless you can place them darn near anywhere and provide you with the ability to see before you respond.
Second floor / Third floor / Any floor have an escape ladder. You do not want an intruder between you and your escape path especially if you have loved ones.
Finally my security system is based off of X-10 which allows me some home automation. I can turn on any light in any room from anywhere in my house. I've successfully used this ti confuse my girlfriend into thinking I was in my bedroom when in reality I was following her around secretly. While it was all in good fun (I was shutting her light off on her while she was reading occasionally) I learned it was a good way to distract an intruder and make your escape.
Infinite:
Most tough dogs will fight quietly but will bark/growl at strangers (especially when protecting their own turf). We also train dogs in a technique called "bark & Bite" on building searches and suspect escort/guarding.
Home Defense US: Bird Shot in a shotgun is very effective weapon as it does not generally penitrate the exterior of the house or the walls.
Spot on here. 12 gauge bird/buck shot will reduce collateral damage.
Camera's... CAMERA's... they are cheap and wireless you can place them darn near anywhere and provide you with the ability to see before you respond.
Let me preface this last statement by stating that part of my income is derived from providing clients with CCTV security solutions. The rest of my income is derived from providing electronic security (burglar alarm, access control, fire alarm, industrial control supervision, etc....) Its my bread & butter but...........................
Sometimes people are lulled into a false sense of security with electronic sensors. They will definately bring help..........eventually. During most violent home invasions/push-ins, kick-ins, the time from point of entry to contact with the intruder can be seconds. At this point, CCTV is a silent witness to the unfolding crime.
burglar alarm, CCTV etc..... is for the polite easily discouraged burglar, not the trained professional/Criminal sadist who is intent on harming you and your loved ones.
Rule #1 of force/loved one protection, layer your security with electronic long range perimeter sensors combined with physical security that prevents/slows penetration combined with multiple options to eliminate the threat.
Most tough dogs will fight quietly but will bark/growl at strangers (especially when protecting their own turf). We also train dogs in a technique called "bark & Bite" on building searches and suspect escort/guarding.
Home Defense US: Bird Shot in a shotgun is very effective weapon as it does not generally penitrate the exterior of the house or the walls.
Spot on here. 12 gauge bird/buck shot will reduce collateral damage.
Camera's... CAMERA's... they are cheap and wireless you can place them darn near anywhere and provide you with the ability to see before you respond.
Let me preface this last statement by stating that part of my income is derived from providing clients with CCTV security solutions. The rest of my income is derived from providing electronic security (burglar alarm, access control, fire alarm, industrial control supervision, etc....) Its my bread & butter but...........................
Sometimes people are lulled into a false sense of security with electronic sensors. They will definately bring help..........eventually. During most violent home invasions/push-ins, kick-ins, the time from point of entry to contact with the intruder can be seconds. At this point, CCTV is a silent witness to the unfolding crime.
burglar alarm, CCTV etc..... is for the polite easily discouraged burglar, not the trained professional/Criminal sadist who is intent on harming you and your loved ones.
Rule #1 of force/loved one protection, layer your security with electronic long range perimeter sensors combined with physical security that prevents/slows penetration combined with multiple options to eliminate the threat.
Great advice! That is what I was referring to when I said "Set up a good perimeter!". If the perimeter stops someone, then great, but it is really designed to slow them down. This makes them lose their element of surprise and allows you to prepare and ambush them. It is all about tactics here.
Relate this to a physical confrontation. Do you try to deal with the punch as it is making contact with your head, or do you do something about it before it is even launched?
All the things mentioned in this thread are not stop all things, they are merely obstacles to slow them down. Sure one obstacle may stop many, but the most persistent may continue and hopefully you have several layers of security so it becomes increasingly difficult for them to keep the element of surprise.
Think of the layers of security like the rings of an onion.
An EXCLLENT compairison...
