So....Maybe it CAN happen to me!
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Sleeping soundly last night, I was suddenly awakened. My sleepy eyes were somehow drawn to the sliding glass door that leads from my bedroom to the back patio. There seemed to be someone there with a flashlight. And he was obviously jiggling with the lock.
I might point out that I wasn't expecting company.....at 4AM.
Now, I'm usually slow to wake up....I'm not a morning person. But this new experience did tend to get my attention, being about 6 feet away from me.
Thinking as quickly as I could, (considering my newly conscious state), I determined that I really wasn't in the entertaining mood. The problem is I have no weapons, and my golf clubs are tucked safely away in the garage, so as not to do any harm to any more innocent bystanders.
I grasped the only weapon I had. My voice, which can be rather loud and gruff when I really want it to be.
"Get the F*** Out Of Here". (I think I woke up the chickens in the next county over).
Luckily, he got the message, and quickly disappeared.
Long story short, a day off from work ensued, and I'm the proud owner of a new security system, a motion detector floodlight in the backyard, lots of little locking things for sliding windows, and I'm finally joining the "big a$$" safe club. (Pictures forthcoming).
I usually don't have the "expensive" coins at home, but I've been buying lately and have been home most of the new year, so I have more at home than usual. But even if I was in my fully locked and loaded position, there's still stuff I don't want walking away!
Twas a wakeup call for Tommy.
I might point out that I wasn't expecting company.....at 4AM.
Now, I'm usually slow to wake up....I'm not a morning person. But this new experience did tend to get my attention, being about 6 feet away from me.
Thinking as quickly as I could, (considering my newly conscious state), I determined that I really wasn't in the entertaining mood. The problem is I have no weapons, and my golf clubs are tucked safely away in the garage, so as not to do any harm to any more innocent bystanders.
I grasped the only weapon I had. My voice, which can be rather loud and gruff when I really want it to be.
"Get the F*** Out Of Here". (I think I woke up the chickens in the next county over).
Luckily, he got the message, and quickly disappeared.
Long story short, a day off from work ensued, and I'm the proud owner of a new security system, a motion detector floodlight in the backyard, lots of little locking things for sliding windows, and I'm finally joining the "big a$$" safe club. (Pictures forthcoming).
I usually don't have the "expensive" coins at home, but I've been buying lately and have been home most of the new year, so I have more at home than usual. But even if I was in my fully locked and loaded position, there's still stuff I don't want walking away!
Twas a wakeup call for Tommy.
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Oh...Think of it like this...You can give the thief, burglur or whatever you'd like to call'em 15 reasons why they shouldn't have crossed the threshold of your home.
<< <i>Some sound advice...GET A GUN.
I don't know.....I'm pretty deadly with a golf club.
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Cost was about $525, and $75 for delivery.
Not cheap....but I can cram a whole lot of "stuff" that I'd rather not lose.
edited to add: A 12 guage does not work well if you are not home, so the safe is a good idea
Seriously, I think you should look into buying a gun. A nice little Glock 9mm would do you great. They are easy to shoot and they are easy to maintain. If you are wary of having a gun in the house, take a gun safety course and make every who lives in your house take one. Then, take the gun to the range and shoot it until you get comfortable with it. I enjoy target shooting, IDPA, and trap shooting. You may come to find a new hobby! Here is a picture of our safe. It's a gun safe. Yes, my hubby is a huge gun enthusiast.
Anyway, consider it.
Stacy
Edited to agree with the shotgun. Super easy to shoot. Cheap to shoot. You won't need to practice much with it. But it costs extra to register a short barrel with high cap but, it will perfect for home defense due to the fact that a short barrel equals a bigger shot pattern equalling more of a chance to hit your target.
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It is a Glock 26. It is one of their smallest ones. It is perfect for carrying. It is also small enough to store on top of a cabinet or something to keep handy.
No, it isn't loaded.
Stacy
Buy a gun. Learn to use it proficiently & safely. Practice often.
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<< <i>12 guage 3" mag will really slow them down too. Hard to miss and with 8 shots I have plenty of tries.
edited to add: A 12 guage does not work well if you are not home, so the safe is a good idea
Nah, that is wimp stuff, gota go with the 3 1/2"mag with 00 buck 12 ga. with a super full choke. Of course I do like a lever action 30-30 for reaching out through a few walls or floors as well.
My two German Sheppards get to them before I can get it coc ked
This Really Happened
My wife and I moved into our first house a week later we went Food shopping
came home to someone yelling get the damm dog off me
seems he got in and the dogs wouldn't let him out they both had a piece of him and would not let go
so I left the three of them there and called the cops I did not call the dogs off untill the cops got
there which took them a good 15 min He ended up in the Hosp. and got 35 stiches for his time and trouble Then belive it or not He tried to sue me Judge thur it out and told him if He didn't go into the house to begin with he wouldn't have the bite marks all over along with the 35 stiches
True story
Paul
<< <i>I have a gun and never had to use it
My two German Sheppards get to them before I can get it coc ked
This Really Happened
My wife and I moved into our first house a week later we went Food shopping
came home to someone yelling get the damm dog off me
seems he got in and the dogs wouldn't let him out they both had a piece of him and would not let go
so I left the three of them there and called the cops I did not call the dogs off untill the cops got
there which took them a good 15 min He ended up in the Hosp. and got 35 stiches for his time and trouble Then belive it or not He tried to sue me Judge thur it out and told him if He didn't go into the house to begin with he wouldn't have the bite marks all over along with the 35 stiches
True story
Paul >>
The guy had some nerve trying to sue you. I take it you pressed criminal charges?
they found his car stuffed with other peoples things
And was reminded that if ANYTHING happened to my dogs
he was the first person I was going to see I moved about a year later
I love my dogs
Paul
A nice double barrel shotgun is very easy(quick) to load and if you use birdshot you wont have to worry about the pellets going through 3 walls and hitting your son/daughter. You also do not have to be precisely accurate. Many people can shoot a stationary target in daylight at 10yds with a pistol, but this task becomes much more difficult in a dimly lit room when you are suddenly aroused and not in control of all your faculties.
If you are concerned about stopping power then just take a shotgun and a watermelon to the gun range. You will be frightfully surprised.
Knowledge is the enemy of fear
<< <i>Here's my new safety net. Nearly 300 lbs should slow 'em down anyway. >>
300lbs is only the starting point! Load it with coin andhe'll be lookin to tote nearly 600 out of your place!
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The name is LEE!
I prefer a S&W 357. I hope to God that I never have to use it.
We have been through this before, but a SAFE is a burglar magnet, and the bigger it is, the harder they will hit back to get into it. It's a fallacy to think that "heavy" means anything..it just means that YOU are going to open it for them...in a very horrifying scenario.
Here's the keywork. BANK. Safe-Deposit Box. Let them shoot it out with the bad guys...
Then belive it or not He tried to sue me Judge thur it out and told him if He didn't go into the house to begin with he wouldn't have the bite marks all over along with the 35 stiches
Glad you had a good judge on this case - I have heard horror stories where it turned out the other way around.
If you have these encounters do the following:
1. Always shoot the perp in side the home. Shooting the perp in the rear as they leave is asking for trouble.
2. Shots to the arms or legs are worhtless. The torso is the biggest target and the one with stopping effect. This prevents the perp from filing charges later regarding his wounds.
2. Always press charges. If not the perp can sue and could possibly win.
Dan
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Guns are only good if You are home, and can get at it fast enough.
Plus you don't want to walk in on a burgler and have him shoot you with your own gun.