Taylors father is the Chief of Police in a neighboring city. The guy would have known how to use a security system and probably would have been armed as well.
But Whitlocks article just deserves a single word....Kudos.
In 2005 Taylor got in trouble w/ the law for brandishing a firearm at some people who were trying to steal a couple ATVs from him.
According to FReeper therut, the NFL bosses ban firearms from their players, threatening them with fines and firing and such if they owned them.
Perhaps as Sean tried to stay out of trouble, he complied with the banning of firearms. Post #159 on the main Sean Taylor thread from a couple days ago stated:
‘Sharpstein said Taylor was sleeping when he heard a noise in the living room. The intruders were at his bedroom and Taylor reached for a machete or other form of knife he keeps nearby in case of emergency, and two shots were fired, with one striking his leg.’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1930613/posts