re: Spinoff thread re: home invasions

I used to work homicide and violent crimes and in this day and age you are crazy if you don't arm yourself.

I advocate the following:

1) Have a gun on every level of your house...you don't want to be in a foot race with the bad guy upstairs to get your gun.

2) Privacy fences do just that...provide privacy for the bad guy...if you are gonna have a privacy fence put a big dog behind it!

3) Go around your residence and try to eliminate areas an attacker can hide and ambush you such as....large bushes, boxes stacked under carport, unlocked outside utility closets.

(in HS my friend's dad was killed by a robber that hid in a utility closet under the carport and waited for him to return home.)

4) get concealed carry permit and learn to be proficient not only shooting your gun but drawing it.

5) Never be too afraid to call the police or a friend because you are afraid to go in your house....if something doesn't feel right, better safe than sorry.

6) Get to know your neighbors. Neighbors that you have a friendly relationship with typically will be more cognizant of something being wrong at your house which might just save your life.