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With home invasions becoming more common in spite of the record
decrease in crime across USA, there are a few things people should keep
in mind.
Defending yourself against criminals without weapons is like trying
to make a cake without eggs or flour. If you follow any of the advise in
this blog one of the things you probably have is a gun, hopefully its
not too big to maneuver inside close quarters. If you don’t have a gun, a
large pointy chef knife will have to do. Get one of these if you cant
legally own guns in your current location. Besides the gun (or knife)
there are certain items that are very desirable to have at hand. A
tactical flashlight, hopefully something powerful like the previously
reviewed MTE lights that have 1000 lumens and a cell phone in the bedroom. You may want to add body armor to
that list. Yes, its expensive but then again a) Its probably worth
around half of the gun in your hand b) It increases your survival rate
to 80% (give or take) when facing attackers armed with handguns.
Home invasions and attacks to your household can vary significantly.
The following list is an estimation for most typical incidents.
Adjusting and adapting as needed is important but this will give you a
general guideline to think of.
1)React. If something woke you up at night, if
something got your attention, react to it. 99% of the time its nothing,
just another house noise, the cat, the wind, etc, but you have to act on
all of them because its that 1% that you react for. It gets to a point
where you jump out of bed/your seat immediately. One thing that must be
avoided at all costs is freezing, the inaction, staying still after
hearing a sound to see if you hear it again. You must react, not wait.
2)Go for the gun and flashlight. Grab your weapon
and light (don’t turn it on) immediately. Sometimes you have a few more
seconds, sometimes you don’t. React as you would in a worst case
scenario. If the gun is in a safe near the bed, remember to open it
before going to bed. The firearm should be ready for use, within
immediate reach but still out of the reach of children. Children should
be trained not to touch your firearms but don’t ever count on that
alone.
3) Regroup the family. This will depend on how many
family members there is, their age and the house floor plan. The
objective here is to get the family together in a defendable position,
usually this would be the master bedroom. If you can clearly hear
intruders breaking in then wake the wife and have her go get the kids
while you stand protecting the corridor where the attackers are coming
from. Once you have all the family members accounted for in a room, only
then can you consider the potential intruders. This seems obvious but
is very important. Too often people confuse their own family members
with intrudes with disastrous consequences.
4)Once you have everyone in your room, if you feel you have a couple more seconds you can put on your body armor vest. If you still hear noises, now is when the wife or yourself should be calling the police.
5)Here is where people will have different opinions
and the possible correct actions are as many as individual scenarios.
When everyone is accounted for and the police has been called you can
either hold your position in the room or go check out the noise.
The textbook says don’t go clearing a house on your own. Solo house
clearing is suicide if you go by the manual, but then do you want to
wait until your attackers completely break in and risk a gunfight in
your bedroom with your wife and kids? In some cases, say you hear
attackers kicking the door down, making yourself noticed and warning
them that you are armed may send them away as I explained in an incident
that occurred to my dentist. In that case, that was enough. What if its
not? Then you have the legal and moral ground to defend your life and
your family. In other cases where someone sneaked in you might want to
surprise the home invader using your flashlight, this will also work
towards positive identification. Even with all family members accounted
for staying in a room until told its safe to come out, you simply never
shoot before identifying. It might be a drunk buddy, stoned neighbor,
friend of your kid’s friend that crashed in the family room couch, NEVER
shoot before identifying. Check for weapons as well. A gun or knife
means you shoot, you don’t risk it. At indoor ranges your life is
clearly at risk and you’ll be lucky to survive if he attacks with either
one, a knife being just as dangerous or more so than a gun at such
distances.
The situations will all be different, in some you’ll want to move
stealthily, in others made yourself noticed, in some stay put with your
family and in others take the fight elsewhere if it comes to that. This
is just a bare bone guideline. Be armed, have the minimum tools, account
for all family members and don’t ever shoot without identifying first.
As America keeps getting safer according to statistics, violent
robberies and home invasions where they didn’t occur before are becoming
more and more common. Such a strange occurrence, still it’s better to
be ready for it.
Take care,
FerFAL
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