[trisham]

Many, many people are shot after answering the door. The doorway is a fatal funnel that invaders have to navigate. Don’t get caught in it.

I have a rule amongst my family and friends.

If you didn’t call ahead, then you are uninvited and I am not answering the door unless you do call.

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I could not agree more. I do not open the door to anyone that I am not expecting. No one should ever feel obligated to open their door to anyone.

Ladies, this particularly applies to you. Further, keep your doors and windows locked. Many criminals find their way into a victim's home via an open window or door.

[Travis McGee]

Yes, don’t open the door to strangers! An amazing number of home invasions use a pretext or ruse to get the victim to willingly open the door. Sometimes dirtbags will even send their loser girlfriend with some tale of woe. Don’t fall for it! The dirtbags might be a few steps around the corner, just waiting.