I am a new member age 16, but long time reader of TFL. I decided to finally make the transition from reader to member when I realized that I needed help.
My house was broken into yesterday or december 13th, as were two other house on my block. Also, the cars were searched. The scary thing is that these break ins are now the 5th, 6th, and 7th in a string of break ins.
Now is where it gets freaky NOTHING was stolen from any of the houses!
I woke up in the middle of the night and heard a noise, I am normally not the type to go nuts over a noise but this noise just bothered me for some reason, i then decided that my louisville and I would investigate. I sweep the house top to bottom and 10 minutes and a gallon of adrenaline later I go back to bed feeling stupid for acting like a scared 3 year old. I then wake up in the morning to my dad screaming expletives and saying "we've been robbed." We then find out 2 of our neighbors have been "robbed" as well and we called the cops. They had no idea what to tell us.
So now what do I do? I am only 16 and thus cannot purchase a firearm, and my parents hate guns and would never allow me to buy one. However, I feel that i need something to protect myself, especially after the burglar evaded me when i looked for him. So i need some easy traps to make with common household items.
Right now all i have to work with in the way of weapons is a can of pepperspray, a baseball bat, several knives pocket/hunting, brass knuckles, and a paintball gun(which I don't think will help much.) My parents have turned down one of my dad's friends and two of my friends dads on their offer to lone us a gun. My father, mother, and brother have zero shooting experience and I only know how to use a shotgun at a basic or good enough for hunting level and have never even considered self defense tactics before.
I am fairly large 5' 10", 200 lbs., and I bench 225 not small but, i doubt i'd fare well against a full grown guy in hand to hand as i have zero training unless you count football and wrestling. I have set a few "alarms" such as an altoids tin with 10 nickels in it and ballons with change in them taped to a wall behind a door with a tack taped to it. But these are solely to scare a burglar away. I do not own a dog as my old dog was too viscious towards strangers and had to be put down.
So in short I am a little larger than an average 16 yr. old( i actually just turned 16 so think more 15), have no guns, no martial arts experience, limited gun skills, and more adrenaline than tactics. Also My parents have opted to not get a home security system.
Please help me!!!
My house was broken into yesterday or december 13th, as were two other house on my block. Also, the cars were searched. The scary thing is that these break ins are now the 5th, 6th, and 7th in a string of break ins.
Now is where it gets freaky NOTHING was stolen from any of the houses!
I woke up in the middle of the night and heard a noise, I am normally not the type to go nuts over a noise but this noise just bothered me for some reason, i then decided that my louisville and I would investigate. I sweep the house top to bottom and 10 minutes and a gallon of adrenaline later I go back to bed feeling stupid for acting like a scared 3 year old. I then wake up in the morning to my dad screaming expletives and saying "we've been robbed." We then find out 2 of our neighbors have been "robbed" as well and we called the cops. They had no idea what to tell us.
So now what do I do? I am only 16 and thus cannot purchase a firearm, and my parents hate guns and would never allow me to buy one. However, I feel that i need something to protect myself, especially after the burglar evaded me when i looked for him. So i need some easy traps to make with common household items.
Right now all i have to work with in the way of weapons is a can of pepperspray, a baseball bat, several knives pocket/hunting, brass knuckles, and a paintball gun(which I don't think will help much.) My parents have turned down one of my dad's friends and two of my friends dads on their offer to lone us a gun. My father, mother, and brother have zero shooting experience and I only know how to use a shotgun at a basic or good enough for hunting level and have never even considered self defense tactics before.
I am fairly large 5' 10", 200 lbs., and I bench 225 not small but, i doubt i'd fare well against a full grown guy in hand to hand as i have zero training unless you count football and wrestling. I have set a few "alarms" such as an altoids tin with 10 nickels in it and ballons with change in them taped to a wall behind a door with a tack taped to it. But these are solely to scare a burglar away. I do not own a dog as my old dog was too viscious towards strangers and had to be put down.
So in short I am a little larger than an average 16 yr. old( i actually just turned 16 so think more 15), have no guns, no martial arts experience, limited gun skills, and more adrenaline than tactics. Also My parents have opted to not get a home security system.
Please help me!!!