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“Self defense is the inherent right of an individual to repel any
unwarranted attack. Governments are not individuals and should not have the
power to restrict or invalidate a person's ability to defend him/herself.”
― GunFreeZone.net
― GunFreeZone.net
Armed
Home Defense
By Jeff Cantor
Guns aren’t for everyone. I get
it.
Some people can’t stand the
idea of having a gun in their homes even though their communities may be under
siege by burglars, rapists and home invaders.
Personally, I believe nothing
beats a firearm as a home defense weapon.
But if you’re going to use a
gun, you need to get properly trained and you need to schedule regular target
practice. And you must make a pledge to store and handle your weapon safely,
especially in your home — and especially if you have children.
Unfortunately, most people aren’t
willing to make that kind of commitment.
Fortunately, guns aren’t the
only options for home defense weapons. As the late-President Teddy Roosevelt
once said: “Do what you can with what you have where you are.”
Just days ago in Martin County,
Florida, a 19-year-old man reportedly hurled himself through the front window
of a house and attacked a woman and her 34-year-old son.
While the son fought the teen
hand-to-hand, the mother grabbed a baseball bat and clubbed the intruder in the
head several times. They held the 19-year-old off until county sheriff’s
deputies arrived and arrested him.
The teen, who was reportedly on
the wildly unpredictable illegal drugs flakka and LSD, now faces charges of
burglary and assault. The mother suffered minor injuries from window glass but
her son escaped unharmed.
This is a classic example of
how to fight off an intruder without a gun. But you can do an even better job
of protecting yourself and your loved ones. All it takes is a little planning
and some family teamwork.
Home defense
fundamentals.
First and foremost, you have to recognize a threat as quickly as possible so that you can act. This is not always
as easy as it sounds.
I can imagine you saying: “If someone breaks into my home, sure
as heck I am going to hear him!” Well, not necessarily.
You can become so preoccupied with household chores that you
don’t even realize that you’re in danger until you’re looking down the barrel
of a gun or feel the cold steel of a knife at your throat.
Or you can be fast asleep at 3 a.m. when your toddler girl wakes
you up because she hears a noise. But because you’re groggy, you tell her to go
back to bed without even considering that she really has heard a boogeyman.
Make your home a hard
target.
Of course, if you make your
house extremely hard to break into, then you’ll force any intruders to use
extreme measures — which will force them to make so much noise that you’ll be
sure you’re under attack. This is called making your home a “hard target.”
In an ideal world, your “hard
target” home should be inside a gated community with a team of security guards
manning the entrances and patrolling inside the community.
Your yard should be equipped
with security lights that come on whenever there is movement on your property.
The house should have solid metal doors with wood veneer and the doors should
be set in metal jambs. And your home’s windows should be shatter resistant. You
should install security cameras outdoors and indoors as well as an alarm
system, complete with a cute little sign on the lawn.
In the real world, you’ll have
to pick and choose among all those options based upon your priorities and upon
what you can afford.
But what if the bad guys
get in anyway?
Today, I’m going to tell you
how to defend yourself and your loved ones when all your “hard target” defenses
fail. And I’m going to tell you the best ways to defend your home without a
firearm.
Let’s inventory your
armory…
If you have to respond to a
threat inside your home, you will want every tactical advantage possible. A
firearm provides you with that comfort provided you have the skill to use it.
However, not everyone wants a gun in their home.
So let’s inventory your armory.
Now you say, “I don’t have an armory. I’m just an average person. I’m not a
secret agent or a drug dealer.”
But you do have an armory. Your
whole house is one giant cache of weapons. All you have to do is look at all
the objects around you and then use your imagination.
Keep in mind that any response
is better than no response. So get in the habit of looking for makeshift
weapons whenever you enter a room. Scan for something heavy, something sharp,
something you can throw as a missile, something you can wield as a club or a
staff, something that can propel gases or chemicals.
Consider even mundane items,
such as books, as potential weapons. A hardcover book or a rolled up magazine
can be quite powerful when thrust in the right manner. Even a heavy coffee mug
on the counter when grabbed tight by the handle and forcibly directed at the
intruder’s head or arm could do substantial damage.
The point is, open your eyes
and your mind to all the potential defensive tools that you have in your home.
Make sure you discuss this idea with your family members so they will have
“20/20 vision” when it comes to finding these weapons, too.
Here are some
suggestions for finding weapons on the fly …
Stabbing, slashing or
cutting: Kitchen knives, silverware forks and knives, spike meat
thermometers, sewing shears, office scissors, various tools, including garden
shears, saws, chisels, or screwdrivers. And don’t forget you can instantly
create a sharp edge by breaking a bottle, glass, jar or even a dinnerware cup
or plate.
Clubs and impact
weapons: You should easily identify hammers and meat tenderizers and cast
iron skillets. You can also add sports equipment like baseball bats, tennis
rackets and weight-lifting dumbbells. But also keep an eye out for heavy mugs,
paperweights, trophies, metal sculptures and fireplace equipment.
Staffs: Look
for brooms, mops, shovels, rakes, hockey sticks and lacrosse sticks.
Shields: Some of
these can do double-duty as clubs while you should use others to simply cushion
blows from clubs or fists or to deflect knives. Go for pots, pans, large framed
photos or artwork, coffee-table books, and in desperate straits, even pillows.
Chemical weapons: Mace
has nothing on sprays for killing weeds and insects or for cleaning kitchens
and bathrooms or for removing laundry stains. You can sometimes also turn the
tables on an attacker with sprays for cooking, hairstyling, and even
deodorants.
To prepare for a break in, you
can stage defensive items all around your house. For example, you can tape a
knife under a coffee table and hide a baseball bat in a corner out of sight.
Think carefully about “where”
to stage tools and put them in places you spend a lot of your time. Also think
about where you’re most likely to “make a stand” in your home. Then place some
makeshift weapons at these locations.
But remember, you may have to
retreat from strong, vicious thugs who have experience at making mayhem. So
plan your retreats, step-by-step, stand-by-stand, and have new weapons waiting
for you at each new “stand.”
Until next time, stay alert,
check your six, put your back against the wall and stay safe!
Jeff
Dr. Jeff
Cantor is one of the country’s leading experts on personal and International
security, including preparation and response to active shooter and domestic
terrorism incidents, kidnap and ransom response, travel security, close quarter
combat, tactical edged weapons and personal defense.
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and How to Stockpile Food
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The Anatomy of a Breakdown
The Prepper’s Blueprint: The Step-By-Step Guide To Help You Through Any Disaster
Prepper’s Home Defense: Security Strategies to Protect Your Family by Any Means Necessary
Contact! A Tactical Manual for Post Collapse Survival
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Arm Up System-Defense Without Regulation
PM’s Guide to Home Defense
It is a crazy world out there with plenty of violence and everyone knows you that under most circumstances, police usually arrive after the fact. Your rights to defend yourself are often under attack, even for non-lethal self-defense tools…Includes book and 3 bonus CD ROMS
http://www.bonanza.com/listings/Guide-to-Home-Defense-Arm-Up-System-Defense-W-out-Regulation-Bonuses/370808566
PM’s Guide to Home Defense
It is a crazy world out there with plenty of violence and everyone knows you that under most circumstances, police usually arrive after the fact. Your rights to defend yourself are often under attack, even for non-lethal self-defense tools…Includes book and 3 bonus CD ROMS
http://www.bonanza.com/listings/Guide-to-Home-Defense-Arm-Up-System-Defense-W-out-Regulation-Bonuses/370808566
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