Some home defense alternatives

[haele]

120. Time and Distance to React -

If you don't know anything is happening until you get burst in upon (like sleeping or kicked back watching TV in the front room having downed a few beers), you're pretty much going to be the victim no matter what form of defense you have ready unless you have an alarm system with a good, reactive police force, a huge dog or another knowledgeable (about your defensive preparations) inhabitant that's elsewhere in the house that's able to bound in or surprise the invaders.

If you hear the front door burst in and you're in the kitchen or a bedroom, you can exit, grab your weapon, call the cops, or take care of the home invaders with whatever it is you have prepared.

If you aren't at home when they burst in, they'll steal whatever defensive system you have planned if it could be considered valuable or is fairly portable, and you'll be left defenseless for the next group of invaders.

If you are really worried about site (home or business) invasions or self defense, Time and Distance are really the only real defense you have.
Every other defensive alternative is a consideration of whatever defensive tool you feel most comfortable using or risk you feel capable of handling having that defensive tool around with the understanding you will still need to get as much distance and reaction time between you and the target - the home invader or any other assailant - to be able to implement your defense.

Or so our weapons and situational reaction instructor taught us during Shore Patrol/Security Force training. In the situations where I was a potential victim, I've found that taking those two factors into account and then acting have always been the best defensive moves I was able to make to protect myself and the others around me.

Haele