Mosin77
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You guys have given me some good food for thought. Thanks.
I like the idea of some kind of camera/motion light at the doors. I’ve always been the sort to brush off that sort of thing as a bit paranoid/“they’re capitalizing on fear to sell you something”/“my grandpa didn’t have a security system so why should I have one?” but realistically it might buy me an extra minute, which is a considerable advantage. On the other hand I think, movies/etc aside, maybe planning for a break-in in the middle of the night is less likely in a suburban context. (But doesn’t mean it can’t happen.)
If some thugs come barging in at, say, dinner time, I’d be surprised, but I’d have my CCW piece so I could respond to the threat as the situation dictated. Just as I could in a parking garage or anywhere else.
It’s that “I heard a sound downstairs/was that someone knocking at the door?/Honey I think I heard glass breaking??” moment in the wee hours of the morning… sure, you HOPE a criminal isn’t stupid enough to break into an occupied house, but one never knows. If they were that smart they’d be working as a lawyer and not a burglar. And you’re in your own home so, strapping up to investigate, you don’t have to limit yourself to a pistol, you can grab something bigger.
My old house was in a bad neighborhood. We heard gunshots all the time, drug deals in the alley, I pulled in to the side street where I usually parked and was once approached by a lady of the night. But the houses were brick, the floors were incredibly creaky, and I had a great defensive setup, straight down a steep staircase backstopped by my own wall and my neighbors brick foundation. This house? Wayyyy better neighborhood, but if something ever does happen, defense would be more challenging.
I like the idea of some kind of camera/motion light at the doors. I’ve always been the sort to brush off that sort of thing as a bit paranoid/“they’re capitalizing on fear to sell you something”/“my grandpa didn’t have a security system so why should I have one?” but realistically it might buy me an extra minute, which is a considerable advantage. On the other hand I think, movies/etc aside, maybe planning for a break-in in the middle of the night is less likely in a suburban context. (But doesn’t mean it can’t happen.)
If some thugs come barging in at, say, dinner time, I’d be surprised, but I’d have my CCW piece so I could respond to the threat as the situation dictated. Just as I could in a parking garage or anywhere else.
It’s that “I heard a sound downstairs/was that someone knocking at the door?/Honey I think I heard glass breaking??” moment in the wee hours of the morning… sure, you HOPE a criminal isn’t stupid enough to break into an occupied house, but one never knows. If they were that smart they’d be working as a lawyer and not a burglar. And you’re in your own home so, strapping up to investigate, you don’t have to limit yourself to a pistol, you can grab something bigger.
My old house was in a bad neighborhood. We heard gunshots all the time, drug deals in the alley, I pulled in to the side street where I usually parked and was once approached by a lady of the night. But the houses were brick, the floors were incredibly creaky, and I had a great defensive setup, straight down a steep staircase backstopped by my own wall and my neighbors brick foundation. This house? Wayyyy better neighborhood, but if something ever does happen, defense would be more challenging.