Stranger at your door late at night -- do you grab your gun?

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by FUD:
Let's say that you and your family are in bed when you are awaken from you sleep by someone ringing your doorbell. Do you ...
[1] Ignore it? If so, for how long and what do you do if he doesn't go away?
[2] If you decide to answer it, do you bring your gun along?
If you don't bring your gun and the person has evil intentions, you could be at a serious disadvantage. However, if the person is in real need of help, greeting them at the door with a firearm might not be a good idea. This raises another couple o questions ...
[3] If you have more than one firearm, do you bring out the full-size gun or a smaller size firearm that you try to conceal as you answer the door?

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First, if my doorbell starts ringing I speed dial Mulder since the doorbell was rendered inert by me :)
I won't answer unless I am awake and alert enough to do so with at least most of my few wits about me.
I feel that a knock at the door at O'dark thirty is reason enough to go to condition red [no good reason for someon to knock at MY door then]. I have been making it a habbit not to even talk thru the door to people I don't know.
I keep a gun within reach about 90% of the time at home.
Usually grab my 629 [4"] for most things now. Though sometimes might have the P 11. Answering the door at night I might grab SG or rifle also. But I look to see what is outside my door before I answer.
 
Try this as part of your door defense. Cut a long thin wedge from a 2x4 and put it next to the door. Glue a thin piece of rubber to one side. Put the wedge (rubber side down) next to the door on the knob side,put your foot on the wedge before opening the door. Anyone trying to force the door will jamb the door on the wedge and block it solidly from opening more than you want it too. The door has to be pulled shut to remove the wedge. This should give you time to step back from the doorway.
 
Yes. I keep an old pair of sneakers by the door. If it is late, I walk to the door with my Glock 19. Looking through the peephole, if I do not recognize them, I ask "Who is it"? If I feel the need to open the door after challenging them, I first slip on the shoes. I then brace my left foot so that tehe door will wedge against it when it is open just enough to converse with them, my pistol is behind my right thigh, pointed towards the floor, finger out of the trigger guard. Should they try to force open the door, the wedged foot may not stop them, but I will gain a split second to raise my pistol. After that, it's, as the Duke said,"Saturday night in Sioux City!".
 
After an incident a couple of months ago, yes, I always answer the door with a concealed gun. It was 2:30am, on a Wednesday morning. The dog wakes me up from cross the house (she was in the crate) with growls and barking. I, being of low intelligence, go directly to the dog and say, "Dog, shut up!" and start heading back to the bed, ONLY TO SEE THE GIANT TRUCK OUTSIDE MY HOUSE IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH SOME GUY MOVING AROUND IN MY YARD!!!! Scared the poop out of me, because my "gun at the ready" was on the other side of the house! I quickly realized that it was the milkman doing his usual Wednesday routine, but I also realized that I was totally unprepared for something when I least expected it. My habits have changed considerably since that night.
 
Actually, yeah, I did. The dog barking was what woke me, not Spartacus knocking (I know you didn't ask ME the question, but I did the same thing: Shhh...Quiet...SHUT UP, STARDUST!. Later, it was, Good girl...you get a treat!).
 
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