Home invasion - best security?

dukes909 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:13:20 -0800

I live in a semi-rural area. After a rash of recent home invasions in my area (which is something new for here), I'm wondering whether to invest in an alarm system, a gun, or more motion detector lights and just keep locking the doors and windows as I have always done? I have 4 dogs that range from a beagle sized one that is mean to a 95 pound lab that barks like hell but is very loving. My wife is home alone (well, with the dogs) for a couple of hours in the morning after I go to work. Our house is set back from the road a fair distance, and we don't have neighbors that are within visual distance. What do you recommend? I've called the Sherrif's office to ask for advice and they were no help, saying just to use deadbolts etc. Recently (last week) someone rang a neighbor's doorbell at 4am. The neighbor went to the door (with a gun hidden behind his back) and in the meantime the person who rang the bell ran to the back of the house and was working their way in the backdoor (picking the lock). The neighbor saw them, held the gun up and pointed at them and then the bastard still kept trying to come in. Eventually the crook got the idea and sauntered off after getting ready to kick the door in. I don't know why he suddenly decided to leave after having a gun pointed at him the entire time.

A 2nd incident occurred nearby where the homeowner woke up to a .45 pointed at their head, until the thief got some cash. There was another incident where the intruder knocked an older woman out cold with a lead pipe! Now I'm paranoid and my wife says I should not worry!

What type of gun do you keep for home defense purposes?

knave — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:11:54 -0800

What type of gun do you keep for home defense purposes? Ok, this is a serious question, please answer it as such.

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What type of gun do you keep for home defense purposes?