I have some nice expensive toys in my house that I can't live without.
No you don't, and that just generally a dangerous position to take.
I have some nice expensive toys in my house that I can't live without.
IMO, it's far better to die a man than live as a coward.BTW: I love the testosterone pumping lines like " Be a man and take care of it yourself "
Put that on your tombstone, your family will appreciate it...LOL
You hear a bump and wake up. You listen intently for a minute and hear the front door opening or glass breaking or voices or the sounds of someone rummaging through your living room, well then you arm yourself and call the cops.
But suppose you only hear that one single "bump"?Funny how you make this statement then reduce the scenario below the level of logic. A trash can knocked over is a far cry from the sound of a door being kicked in or someone rummaging through your house.
That's for two reasons:In spite of the fact that every professional organization and most legitimate experts advocate waiting in your safe room for the police -
Face it, the local PD aint gonna send out the SWAT team to investigate a noise in your home....it'll most likely be some young kid in his twenties...he might have a partner and he might not.I find it laughable that people advocate 1. not calling the police if you think someone is outside of your house 2. going out to investigate. Think about it: the professionals who do those things for a living do it in TEAMS, not individuals.
WOW Lurper!I have a higher level of skill than 98% of the population, lots of training and experience.
I'm the pudgy, gray-haired yet strikingly handsome guy in his BVD's...
Now that's impressive....only two other people are equal or higher
But suppose you only hear that one single "bump"?
No breaking glass, just that single "bump"?
Would you still call the police?
I wouldn't.
Could you go back to sleep and rest easy without investigating?
I couldn't.
At least we can agree on something.But suppose you only hear that one single "bump"?
No breaking glass, just that single "bump"?
Would you still call the police?
I wouldn't.
That's for two reasons:
1) It is a legal libility issue if an police agency actually encourages you to clear your own home and you do get killed....and the agency's lawyers are not about to open themselves up for that lawsuit.
2) Cops think that every non-cop is a total idiot when it comes to guns, self defense, and home defense.
Most of the cops I've met don't think that the average citizen should even own a gun.
So I don't place my faith in the advice of such "experts".
I find it odd that there are men here who are prior military (like myself), or who were once cops, or who participate in all manner of dangerous life threatening pursuits (skydiving, mountain-climbing, scuba-diving, combat sports, and such) but who are afraid to clear their own home when they hear a noise at night.
I just don't understand folks who claim to be a BTDT and yet they refuse to man up and take responsibility for their own home defense.
Opps, my mistake....Uh, there are more than 100 people on the Earth. A good bit more.
BTW, I'd say his 98% figure is likely spot on.
No, just the unusual noises.You investigate every single noise? You must get up a lot at night. My icemaker would drive you to distraction.
Let me get this right....Just because someone was a cop, Ranger, SF, etc. doesn't mean they know what they are talking about when it comes to personal protection in the home or pistolcraft.
I think I'll clear my house. I have some nice expensive toys in my house that I can't live without. If someone tries to jack them, I dont want to wait for insurance to pay me back and go a few weeks without my plasma tv, or my laptops. Nope not me!
Cops think that every non-cop is a total idiot when it comes to guns, self defense, and home defense.
Most of the cops I've met don't think that the average citizen should even own a gun.
So I don't place my faith in the advice of such "experts".
Face it, the local PD aint gonna send out the SWAT team to investigate a noise in your home....it'll most likely be some young kid in his twenties...he might have a partner and he might not.
IMO, it's far better to die a man than live as a coward.
A man dies only one death, a coward dies a thousand deaths.
WOW Lurper!
Now that's impressive....only two other people are equal or higher in skill than yourself!!!
Please, tell me who they are, I'm just dying to know
Just hope it's not Sarah Bradyand maybe someone else who's quietly lurking in the background can benefit.
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I have some nice expensive toys in my house that I can't live without.
No you don't, and that just generally a dangerous position to take.