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Old 07-16-2007, 12:32 AM   #78 (permalink)
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We have home invasions here- and my neighborhood has had a few since we bought the house- I own a home based business that has had a store front downtown, and we do local sales events, and we sell weapons- so quite a few people know that I might have cash / and or easily pawnable stuff on hand- my wife's mother was murdered, by a very bad man, who prior to this stalked my wife and her mom for about a year, and at one point assembled a bomb to blow them up (this is a matter of record from his trial) several of his friends testified to avoid jail time for helping him, and are still wandering around- Finally, my best friends are mostly active duty cops, deputies, or leo professionals of some stripe, and they will all state simply, that the police cannot protect anyone- they have no ability to effectively do anything until after a crime happens- call 911 all you like, it takes precious time for them to arrive- so yes, I follow a security procedure that involves being prepared if i answer my door and some nut job tries to force their way in - incidentally I also know and am on good terms with my neighbors- who are quite nice people really......and I do not, i should state, brandish a weapon to anyone who comes to the door after dark- having it does not require that anyone know it. the suggestions that I made are also, btw what the average neighborhood watch will tell you- except that they will say that you should not answer the door at all after dark - I would go with that too, except that 3 years ago a battered woman rang my doorbell at about 2am- I answered the door (armed) and called the cops for her- as bad as things can be, I try to give a shit and help when possible, but that same desire to help those in need was the very one that was exploited by the rapists in the case that started this discussion, and anyone would do well to become aware of basic personal safety rules......
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