Posted on 08/03/2006 5:24:30 PM PDT by kiriath_jearim
Along with higher temperatures, summer also brings a higher number of home burglaries. Today, The Dayton Daily News reported that:
“More residential burglaries occur in July and August than at any other time of the year, according to the FBI.
That's why the New York City-based Insurance Information Institute suggests that everyone protect against "a physical or virtual break-in" during this crucial time…
The institute suggested the following tips to prevent residential burglaries:
• Keep exterior lights on at night and put indoor lights on a timer.
• Don't make it easy for crooks to break in. Slow down burglars with dead-bolted windows and doors. You could get a 2 to 5 percent discount on your home insurance policy by installing dead-bolts.
• Get a burglar alarm that will notify police and fire if your home is broken into.” But is that enough?
These are excellent suggestions that will certainly help to make your home more secure. However, even the strongest deadbolt or loudest alarm may not cause a determined or inebriated criminal to flee. In addition, an armed burglar can usually make his way up a staircase faster than police can respond to an alarm. It is for these reasons that some choose to strengthen their home defense plan by forming a strategy for protecting their family that includes a reliable firearm and the necessary training to legally and effectively use it. Minimally, this strategy should include gathering all occupants into a defendable area with a telephone, light source, and means of self defense.
Current Ohio law does not maintain a “duty to retreat” for defense against an attacker while inside one’s home. If passed, House Bill 541, known as “Stand Your Ground” legislation, will extend that notion of common sense to anywhere a citizen is legally allowed to be. Thus, parents would be capable of protecting their children from a violent attack whether they happened to be inside the home or not.
So... has your family planned for a home invasion?
So basically, your central air will stop a home invasion?
Only the 12th floor...plus I'm on 15th Street.
All the terrorists and parades are either downtown at Wall St, or up near 42nd St. We're safe from both.
I keep a firearm in the kitchen, in the wet bar under the stairs where I deposit my wallet, briefcase, etc at night, and, of course in the bedroom and under the desk where my computer sits. In near the coast weirdos are not uncommon in residential areas.
I keep my 45 under my pillow, loaded with hollow points. I pity the fool. My first shot is almost always dead on. Now I just need my concealed carry permit.
GUNS
No, but leaving your windows open would seem to invite burgulars.
Does a Mossberg Maverick with 18.5 inch barrel and a full load of 'OO buck' count? If not,Im s**t outta luck!
"Got a new shovel, wheel barrow good neighbors and plenty of ammo."
The key is to dig a hole BEFORE the home invasion. That way you won't be fevorishly digging all night long in order to get rid of the bodies.
Not really, beyond normal emergency response (Ruger 9 and Remington 12 Gauge). If they get into our home they've gotten past our first three layers. We have a clear fire plan and well laid out field of fire.
Defense in depth. It's not just for active duty military. Sacrifice non-strategic territory (the front and back yard) for preperation time. If hostile forces make it to my front door without being challenged or eliminated then someone has some 'splainin to do.
Cowards will NEVER be safe.
Okay, gotcha.
No, but we got a camping trip planned. Maybe we can do the home invasion later on.
The article DELIBERATELY omitted an important thing. Availing yourself of your right to self-protection and that of your family by means of deadly force: get a gun.
And join the NRA.
Funny thing about fire. It always goes up!
Not very good at multi-tasking I take it.
Okay, okay. We'll work the home invasion in between the bank job and the liquor store holdup. Sheesh!
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