This popped up in my YouTube recommendations. I’m sure parts of it will make you laugh. But some parts are still as valid today as when this film was made.
Home Defense advice from 1970
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This brought back nightmares of plaid nylon pants, Jimmy Carter, and the broken promise of flying cars by the year 2000. But it does make some very good points that we sometimes overlook because we are armed.
The technology of the intrusion alarm (burg alarm) has changed, but the usefulness has not. My system will wake me if someone is close to my house at night or let me know with video verification if someone is there when we are not home. Advanced warning in the middle of the night is a definite advantage to anyone- armed or not- and fairly inexpensive and easy to do yourself these days.
The advice on doors is still relevant today, too. Good quality, properly installed locks are important. Replacing the strike screws with longer ones that grab a stud can make kicking a door open much more difficult, as the door frame is what usually gives out. All the sidelights in and around my front door have anchored blast glazing on them. It is fairly inexpensive to have done. Good luck breaking through it.
There are no trees or bushes that can conceal a human within 75' of my house. To get to the house, one would have to enter a cleared perimeter where motion activated lights and cameras (also an inexpensive do-it-yourself these days) are going to pick you up.
I am well armed and highly trained from my days as an LEO firearms and tactics instructor. But that is a last line of defense. A strong perimeter is the first and most important aspect of my family's security.
Now, where is my flying car????
The technology of the intrusion alarm (burg alarm) has changed, but the usefulness has not. My system will wake me if someone is close to my house at night or let me know with video verification if someone is there when we are not home. Advanced warning in the middle of the night is a definite advantage to anyone- armed or not- and fairly inexpensive and easy to do yourself these days.
The advice on doors is still relevant today, too. Good quality, properly installed locks are important. Replacing the strike screws with longer ones that grab a stud can make kicking a door open much more difficult, as the door frame is what usually gives out. All the sidelights in and around my front door have anchored blast glazing on them. It is fairly inexpensive to have done. Good luck breaking through it.
There are no trees or bushes that can conceal a human within 75' of my house. To get to the house, one would have to enter a cleared perimeter where motion activated lights and cameras (also an inexpensive do-it-yourself these days) are going to pick you up.
I am well armed and highly trained from my days as an LEO firearms and tactics instructor. But that is a last line of defense. A strong perimeter is the first and most important aspect of my family's security.
Now, where is my flying car????
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