I agree with you in general but I would not totally dismiss the sound being intimidating. Of course if I were hidden it would be a no brainer.
I agree with you in general but I would not totally dismiss the sound being intimidating. Of course if I were hidden it would be a no brainer.
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OK.
In today’s tech world how about this:
Program your security system/surround sound system with that pump ‘racking’ sound.
Play it, loop it.
Stay hidden.
That's a philosophy question: Is your goal to scare the intruder away from your home at that moment and solve the immediate issue . . . or to permanently solve the problem? I'd guess a lot of inexperienced home invaders would choose a different career if they survived their first experience with a Remington 870 being racked in response to their presence. I'd also guess that most career criminals will simply hit a different home, possibly only minutes later.
My recent unpleasantness involved intruders leaving my property (details omitted) and then being arrested 20 minutes later when the police finally arrived - and the criminals were preparing to attack the home of a neighbor who was home alone except for her young children. Would a strategy on my part that permanently ended the thugs' criminal career have been preferable? I don't know that answer. I would not have liked shooting them, but I also would not have liked if the police took 30 minutes instead of 20 and they had broken into a friend's home.