Home Invasions on the Rise
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chinpokojed
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Still waiting on my CC license to show up so no handgun yet, but we've got some decent K9 defense in a 85lbs Doberman and her 75lbs Doberman/Lab brother..
We don't get a lot of people knocking on our door
We don't get a lot of people knocking on our door
.Good thread, I actually told some family to read it as a reminder to keep their antennae up. My parents and sister are in a very quiet community, but the neighbor across the street was robbed recently (mid-summer?). When one of the residents arrived home, she first noticed their big TV on the floor, with handprints all over it. The police speculated they saw her coming and boogied, leaving the television behind. Again, lucky the burglars weren't confrontational.
Professor once made a joke about castle doctrine turning the north into Texas, shoot 'em all and let God sort 'em out type legislation. The class laughed. I always wondered if folks would think it's so funny if there was an intruder in their apartment, and if they'd want to ask what the intruder's intentions were before acting.
Professor once made a joke about castle doctrine turning the north into Texas, shoot 'em all and let God sort 'em out type legislation. The class laughed. I always wondered if folks would think it's so funny if there was an intruder in their apartment, and if they'd want to ask what the intruder's intentions were before acting.
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We're lucky. Our neighborhood is one in which people look out for ech other. I've got a veteran LEO right across the street, which is good. We have motion sensor lights outside to light up the house like a Christmas tree. I've got a good alarm system with not only a panic code, but a panic button on a remote. One hit calls the central monitoring station letting them know the s**t has hit the fan, send help ASAP.We have a very alert pit. She lets us know when anyone is so much as walking by the house. We never answer the door. You knock, I look through upstairs window down at you, or through the peep. you hear the dog going nuts, and if I'm not expecting you, I simply say "We don't open the door to anyone, dude." Works foir pollsters, solicitors, Jehovah's witnesses, etc. If all that fails, then I have my G19 which is always at the ready.
We're lucky. Our neighborhood is one in which people look out for ech other. I've got a veteran LEO right across the street, which is good. We have motion sensor lights outside to light up the house like a Christmas tree. I've got a good alarm system with not only a panic code, but a panic button on a remote. One hit calls the central monitoring station letting them know the s**t has hit the fan, send help ASAP.We have a very alert pit. She lets us know when anyone is so much as walking by the house. We never answer the door. You knock, I look through upstairs window down at you, or through the peep. you hear the dog going nuts, and if I'm not expecting you, I simply say "We don't open the door to anyone, dude." Works foir pollsters, solicitors, Jehovah's witnesses, etc. If all that fails, then I have my G19 which is always at the ready.
dabigguns357
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Ah the age old topic about home invasions.First i use cameras then i use whatever comes next.I am all about carrying everywhere,so i built a belt that is perfect for me,please don't laugh to hard,it's semi-homemade.I bought a $4.00 25 shotgun shell belt from wally-world,undid the stitching,took the left clip off,slid my holster on and stitched the left clip back on like it was before.Yes i know i won't be able to get the holster off,but hey it's meant for here at home.
It really isn't that heavy,and i think of it as practice for hunting season.
It really isn't that heavy,and i think of it as practice for hunting season.
Double Naught Spy
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Many gun people believe concealed carry makes crime go down as well. :barf:
However, from a statistical standpoint, overall crime certainly may be going down and home invasions still increasing. Not all crime type rates rise or fall together. What the crime rate is will mean absolutely nothing to a person who has been a victim.
Stevie-Ray
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Cheese and rice! Does anybody ever visit or does the drawbridge lower for nobody?
J/KMannlicher
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most home invasions are drug related. Druggie robbing drug dealer, or someone known to have drugs in the house.
I am not worried one bit.
I am not worried one bit.
Threefeathers
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The problem is that they are going up every where. The arrogant rich who tend to be rather liberal in my area are the best victims and are being hit pretty hard.
Close to us, double murder home invasion.
http://www.whkp.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1098
Personally, we have 4-7 'tourists' drive down (the long and isolated drive) per year. Most during the day but 5 memorable ones after midnight in the 8 years we have been here.
We have a driveway magnetometer that sets off a chime in the house and the dog is trained to go ballistic upon the sound.
The nighttime visitors get the 2 million candle power welcome from the front window (with the windows cracked for the dog to see and smell).
Everyone so far left without a call to the police, my escalation etc.
FBR
http://www.whkp.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1098
Personally, we have 4-7 'tourists' drive down (the long and isolated drive) per year. Most during the day but 5 memorable ones after midnight in the 8 years we have been here.
We have a driveway magnetometer that sets off a chime in the house and the dog is trained to go ballistic upon the sound.
The nighttime visitors get the 2 million candle power welcome from the front window (with the windows cracked for the dog to see and smell).
Everyone so far left without a call to the police, my escalation etc.
FBR
Our men and women in blue have a very tough job. I don't envy them at all. That said, given that the state, county, city all disavow any responsibility for my or my families safety and the average response time is 45 minutes.
When seconds count, the police are minutes away, but they do bring paper and pen.
Thus, security for my family has, is, and always will be my responsibility.
When seconds count, the police are minutes away, but they do bring paper and pen.
Thus, security for my family has, is, and always will be my responsibility.
Concealed carry causes some crimes against persons to decrease. But that decrease is often offset by a rise in property crimes - theft, burglary, auto-theft, home invasions, etc. Criminals may be stupid at times, but they're not all dumb.
More than half of theives are opportunists. An open garage door; an unlocked car or tool box; unsecured bicycle, etc. But the others use that open garage to inspect the kinds of goods you have. Some theives actually drive around late at night before garbage pickups. They're looking for new computer boxes, HDTV packaging or other high-ticket item packaging. They then often target that home for a daytime burglary.
Also watch out for "society notices" in the paper. If you're getting married or planning a funeral, make sure no one else puts an item in the paper. Thugs scan such things and can burglarize a home/apt while the wedding or funeral is taking place. If you have to place such a notice, do it afterwards or omit the dates in the paper.
Good comments, Bill. When there is a death in the family we have a close family friend who is armed stay at the house with a notorized letter describing that they will be watching the home for the entirety of the day and that they will be known to be armed.
If you have really close friends you can have them stop by when you're out of town as well. I've done this for years and I've also spent a few days and several afternoons/mornings at other friends homes cutting the grass, washing the car and other things to make it noticeable that someone is there when they had to leave for extended periods. I've even had a cookout. The neighbors were initially curious, obviously, but they did not say anything
If you have really close friends you can have them stop by when you're out of town as well. I've done this for years and I've also spent a few days and several afternoons/mornings at other friends homes cutting the grass, washing the car and other things to make it noticeable that someone is there when they had to leave for extended periods. I've even had a cookout. The neighbors were initially curious, obviously, but they did not say anything
GetYerShells
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My wife (girlfriend at the time) had a pretty scary incident one night after she was coming home from church. Her mother and father were both still at the church building helping with the cleaning up. My wife pulls up at her house on the curb of the road as she normally does. Her parents usually park their cars in the driveway. She goes up and unlocks the front door and walks in. Keep in mind now that the way their house is build there is a small entery way which connects to the dining room, living room, and kitchen. These three areas are all connected. From one end of the living room you can look across the space to the back door of the house.
So she opens the door, walks around the corner of the breezway and see's a silouette of a man in their house near the back door. The outside motion detector light had been triggered and she was now looking at the silouette of the person who triggered it...inside the house. She had a box in her hands, she immediatley dropped the box and ran to their neighbors house and called the police. When the police arrived on scene the perp had fled the scene, and the back door was still open. Nothing in the house had been tampered with or disturbed. What they believe happened was that she (my wife) walked in the door seconds after the intruder broke in. He didn't even have time to leave a shoeprint on the carpet when he got caught.
Since then, her parents installed a house alarm with panic mode and all that. In the past 2 years the northwest area of San Antonio that we live in has really started to turn south. Since that night I have trained my wife in clearing our home with my Mossberg 500 persuader. I've also trained her in using a Surefire in conjunction with a pistol. She keeps my SIG in a holster under the bed when I am gone and the 12 guage in the corner next to the bed.
I see on the news about every other week of someone getting their house broken into or their car stolen, or worse. I also urged my mother and father-in-law to invest in a good home defense pistol. My wifes dad now carry's a Glock 30 .45 ACP. The moral here is you can never be too safe when it comes to your home, your family, and your valuables. Good equipment will never substitute for vigillance, instincts, and training.
So she opens the door, walks around the corner of the breezway and see's a silouette of a man in their house near the back door. The outside motion detector light had been triggered and she was now looking at the silouette of the person who triggered it...inside the house. She had a box in her hands, she immediatley dropped the box and ran to their neighbors house and called the police. When the police arrived on scene the perp had fled the scene, and the back door was still open. Nothing in the house had been tampered with or disturbed. What they believe happened was that she (my wife) walked in the door seconds after the intruder broke in. He didn't even have time to leave a shoeprint on the carpet when he got caught.
Since then, her parents installed a house alarm with panic mode and all that. In the past 2 years the northwest area of San Antonio that we live in has really started to turn south. Since that night I have trained my wife in clearing our home with my Mossberg 500 persuader. I've also trained her in using a Surefire in conjunction with a pistol. She keeps my SIG in a holster under the bed when I am gone and the 12 guage in the corner next to the bed.
I see on the news about every other week of someone getting their house broken into or their car stolen, or worse. I also urged my mother and father-in-law to invest in a good home defense pistol. My wifes dad now carry's a Glock 30 .45 ACP. The moral here is you can never be too safe when it comes to your home, your family, and your valuables. Good equipment will never substitute for vigillance, instincts, and training.