Protect Yourself From Home Invasions (Advice: yell, scream and draw attention to yourself)

http://www.kmbc.com/news/23544539/detail.html ^

[cricket]

/If an intruder gets in, call 911, Betten said. Unbelievable./

It is the 'children should not play with guns' nanny-mind. And it IS pathetic. (Would agree, if you can get 'out'; if even diving through a window; do so. But if you have a gun, at the ready; then by all means; use it!)

Meantime, chances are good, it will be cell phone you are relying on. . .so 'make sure sound it 'off' lest you call attention to yourself as you dial. . .and make sure battery always charged and 'ready'. . .and make sure you always have it close. . .(no; not by the sofa. . .or on kitchen counter; or left in your car. . .but, yes, 'close and ready'. . .ever ready.)

Meantime, life happens. . .

[GladesGuru]

“...get cans of wasp spray..”

What if the bad guy isn’t a WASP? There IS, after all, a very slight chance it might be a Messican, or even an “African American”.

[PowderMonkey]

"Betten cautions using a weapon as protection because it is crucial to keep intruders out to begin with."

Yep. This kind of advice will destroy a good neighborhood in no time at all. Saw it first hand with my uncle's upscale neighborhood. Everybody started buying security lights. They put iron grill work over their windows and doors. Hired private security patrols. Bought expensive burglar alarm systems...and every night as the sun went down, they gathered up their kids and locked themselves in their little suburban prisons. Surprise. Forced entries of occupied dwellings continued unabated. No harder than opening a tuna can. No interference from the "good neighbors" because they were cowering in their safehavens, and didn't want to get "involved" when they heard the screams next door.

[paul51]

"Get out of the house and get into an area where you can yell, scream and draw attention to yourself," Betten said.

Perfect advice if your goal is to be a victim. I wonder if this 'expert' owns a shot gun for his own defense or if his level of response is to yell and scream for help. What a jerk. Anyone that listens to him is a bigger jerk.

[swatbuznik]

Only call 911 to take the body away...

[GladesGuru]

Addendum to my post #62.

If a spray can is used, and one’s BIC is flicked during the spraying, the resulting flame will induce a rapid behavioral change in the bad guy.

“Flaming” the bad guy does that.

[Brouhaha]

“yell, scream and draw attention to yourself”

HELP! HELP! I NEED SOME RAGS, A SPONGE AND A MOP QUICK BEFORE THE BLOOD STAINS THE WALL AND THE FLOOR!

Would something like that suffice?

[AAABEST]

Your neighbor across the street may get upset with you over that first shot. If you HAVE to fire a warning shot, be aware of where it will go. Aiming low is better.

If you feel life or limb is in danger, ALWAYS shoot to kill center mass. If not, then don't pull the trigger at all. This is a well established teaching in all reputable defense training - police, military, NRA etc.

Never fire "warning shots" or try to simply injure the attacker by "shooting him in the leg" or some such nonsense.

[BobS]

You have to kill the people that break into your home with the firearm you have. Pull out their I.D.s and lay them on the bodies. Then call the police and tell them to bring a detective. Disarm your weapon at that point.

[visualops]

Betten cautions using a weapon as protection because it is crucial to keep intruders out to begin with.

Duh you don't want them getting in, but if they DO, then what?

[Mouton]

Also consider that any round that does not hit its intended target and goes downrange has a lawyer attached to it.

Aim center mass. Keep firing till you stop the person from doing what he was doing which caused you to shoot.

[OneWingedShark]

>A big dog is effective and also provides something for the police to shoot when they come out to investigate the break-in. That way they don’t have to shoot you or your wife.

I’m assuming that’s an actual story; do you have a reference?

[Kakaze]

We live 20 minutes from LEO help, my neighbors pack, we pack and the sheriffs know we do, in fact they appreciate it.

I guess if I lived in the city I could run out and scream but here no one would know.

We take care of ourselves and our neighbors.

[OneWingedShark]

>A warned shot thru the door ought to be quite sufficent.

You are aware that every shot you fire is a shot you are accountable for, right?

>First shot to be aimed high. If they persist, then fire away.

‘High’ as in “face level?”

[IMR 4350]

I live in the middle in just under 500 acres.
My closest neighbor is a mile away through woods.
They wouldn’t even notice the gunshot, and I like to think of myself as a better shot than to leave somebody screaming.

[OneWingedShark]

>Okay, I admit it. I looked at the Benelli first.
>
>I really am that far gone.

Unless you don’t usually find blonds attractive.

[Ditter]

My burglar alarm comes with a panic alarm. There is one on the 3 keypads and a portable one on a ribbon I can wear around my neck. I don't wear it, I keep it in the bedroom. It works! the police are here within 10 minutes.

(WE also have dogs and guns out the gazzoo)

[Running On Empty]

marking

[VOA]

“
Weapons for self-defense are not recommended, but screaming is.
This clown shoyuld be sued for bad advice.
“

Amen to that.

You’d think an “expert” would let people know, if they have moral convictions
against the use of lethal force...
get a Remington/Mossberg large-magazine 12 guage pump.

And load it up with (usually) non-lethal rounds.
At least you have a chance to get the home invader(s) down on the ground
with the wind knocked out of them.

If I were king, castle laws would provide enhanced immunity for a homeowner
that could show that the first round fired was a sub-lethal round (thus
a warning shot).
And anything else that ensues...no criminal or civil lawsuits for
the homeowner that resisted the (hopefully deceased) home invaders.
And an order of commendation for “taking out the trash”.

[tsomer]

Did you design that poster?

You need to print a million copies.

Could I suggest some changes in the copy?

“Hundreds failed to save one” (needs more work)
“One saved many”
“she was armed” (italics)

Then you can put some clarification, details as a kind of footnote.
It’s a compelling, powerful graphic as is.