My wife and I, along with out dog, live alone in a two story 4 bedroom house. We have our defensive plan in play and I believe my tactics are sound.
My son, his wife, and five of his kids came to spend the weekend and now my defensive plan will not work because of all the kids in the house. My son is a LEO. He and his wife and a couple of the kids occupy the one guest room on the west side of the house. The other kids occupy the second guest room on the north side of the house which is closest to the Master Bedroom. The Master is occupied by my wife and I on the east side, along with the dog. My son has strict instructions not to shoot at things that go bump in the night unless he has a positive ID on the target and we have verbal communication between us. Not that he would need that sort of briefing but it is nice to know that we have an understanding. The idea, of course, is not to catch each other in a cross fire. Right after we discussed and briefed each other as to our plan of action, we realized we had to make provisions for the kids that may wonder out of their room if things start to happen. We soon realized that the kids needed to be of our planning as they need strict instruction as what to do if they heard the adults outside of the bedrooms. By the way, the kids range in age from the 3 year old twins to a 5, 7, and 8 year old.
I got to wondering about those that have a "normal plan A" in place. How do you modify that plan or produce a "Plan B" when you have house guests that are either armed or unarmed as each presents a unique set of circumstances?
My son, his wife, and five of his kids came to spend the weekend and now my defensive plan will not work because of all the kids in the house. My son is a LEO. He and his wife and a couple of the kids occupy the one guest room on the west side of the house. The other kids occupy the second guest room on the north side of the house which is closest to the Master Bedroom. The Master is occupied by my wife and I on the east side, along with the dog. My son has strict instructions not to shoot at things that go bump in the night unless he has a positive ID on the target and we have verbal communication between us. Not that he would need that sort of briefing but it is nice to know that we have an understanding. The idea, of course, is not to catch each other in a cross fire. Right after we discussed and briefed each other as to our plan of action, we realized we had to make provisions for the kids that may wonder out of their room if things start to happen. We soon realized that the kids needed to be of our planning as they need strict instruction as what to do if they heard the adults outside of the bedrooms. By the way, the kids range in age from the 3 year old twins to a 5, 7, and 8 year old.
I got to wondering about those that have a "normal plan A" in place. How do you modify that plan or produce a "Plan B" when you have house guests that are either armed or unarmed as each presents a unique set of circumstances?