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DistantThunder
Join Date: 7/31/2008
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10/12/2009 10:10:27 AM VIDEO-How to Survive a Home Invasion
onPointTactical consulted on "How to Survive a Home Invasion" for Spike TV
"Home invasions are on the rise. A difficult economy and increased surveillance and security at many businesses is causing criminals to look elsewhere to perpetrate their crimes and sadly they see peoples homes and residences as much easier and less risky targets.
The result… An epidemic of violent home invasions across the country. This is Part 1 of a 2 part Post
Home invasions are among the most insidious of crimes, shattering the sense of safety and security for children and families for many years after the crime, often for a lifetime. With the rise in these types of crimes it’s important to learn what you can do to safeguard your home and family.
In a recent episode of Spike TV’s Surviving Disaster, host Cade Courtley shows how to fight back if escape is not an option. Watching this episode you will learn how to get out of hand restraints, devise a plan for escape in a life-threatening hostage scenario and how to protect your home and your family when you are the one in danger.
Watch this 11 minute clip, or click the the link to watch the full episode online."
VIDEO: http://www.spike.com/show/33200
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Trackerdoc
Join Date: 3/15/2008
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10/2/2009 7:35:46 AM
saw the full episode and enjoyed it very much. this was a specific event discussed, but I wonder if we should not discuss specific things like weapon caching, security cameras, ADT, signs, dogs and such a little more on the forum.
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Bumppo
Join Date: 3/14/2008
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10/2/2009 2:53:10 PM
Ironically, as I was watching the 11 minute segment after reading distant thunder's post I received this e-mail from a friend:
Hi Guys,
I just wanted to fill you in on what's going on with us.
Last night, someone broke into Grandma's house in Southern Oregon and shot her 3 times and shot Aunt ##### dead. ### and ###, ### and Aunt @@@@@ are down there with Grandma. ### (####'s husband) and kids are in shock and dealing with it in their own ways.
I think this topic warrants discussion. So here are some things I would like to hear about:
1. Prevention/ deterrents
2. Teaching young children without scaring them
3. Strategic placement of weapons in a functional yet safe place. My kids are educated but there are a lot of their little friends are around.
4. Alerting systems (alarms, camera feeds etc.)
5. Weapons for people not comfortable defending themselves and their family with a firearm.
6. Top 10ish things to keep by your bedside..(flash light, weapon, etc)
7. Organizing a neighborhood program.
8. Educating those in denial..
9. Situational awareness/ organized response to intrusion
This is just off the top of my head. I am interested in the forum's input...
Bumppo
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Join Date: 8/8/2009
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10/3/2009 12:53:23 AM Part II - How To Survive A Home Invasion
Just wanted to mention that we are actually preparing a special report that will be a follow-up to the discussion mentioned in this thread. It will go up on the NTARC site on Tuesday.
To put the report in context, we added a little more today...
Earlier this week, we ran a story highlighting a recent episode of Spike TV’’s , Surviving Disaster. The post and the show focused on ‘How To Survive A Home Invasion‘. It was a brief post with a small video clip, however the response was anything but small. Within just the first couple of hours of posting, over 1000 people had read it… That’s unusual for a post that is not a “breaking news event”. I received a number of emails and a variety of questions.
Why so much interest? I’m still not completely sure but I believe it’s partially due to the following. To most people home invasions are a shockingly new and horrific type of crime that few are prepared for, or know how to prepare for. Most have read about them, are shocked by the violent and disturbing nature, but they themselves and the people they know have not been personally affected. People see the rising epidemic and understand that it’s no longer a crime relegated to just the big cities. They see the stories in their local newspaper and they’re afraid it could just as easily happen to them. They want to know how to prepare and hopefully prevent such an attack.
So how bad is it…. Take a look, the stories listed below. All of these stories appeared in the news in the past 24 – 36 hours, yet they represent only a fraction of the home invasions that are taking place across the country. Keep in mind, there are people behind each of these headlines, people who will probably never again enjoy the sense of safety and security they had just 48 hours ago.
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2009/10/02/home-invasions-a-growing-epidemic-in-u-s/
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Trackerdoc
Join Date: 3/15/2008
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10/3/2009 9:34:50 AM
I read some of the entries on the national terror alert website. I have several of my own friends and patients who have been in home invasions, robberies of their home and such. I have an adt alarm system that I have little faith in. the alarm goes off and no one ever calls. I live in a rural 2 story home and a basement arround 7000 sq. ft. on a fair amount of acreage. I don't believe you can ever make a home safe, just a little safer. I have some large, territorial dogs and they are a good warning system. Chesapeake and an an old airdale. I have cats that are always at the door and one of my friends remembers when his wife came home to a robber, the only thing out of the ordinary was the cat was not at the door.
my biggest problem is remembering to lock the door, or not being too lazy to lock the door. I now leave the same light on in the house all the time. if someone is in my house and goes through it, I have another clue they are in there if the lights are not correct. my friend with the home invasion taught me that. I am having it programmed into my lights later this month to automate it. I doubt I have the best locks. they are deadbolts, but I have this urge to put a large wooden or metal bar across the doors, like an old castle door. Not sure where to get the mechanical ones.
I have a slew of guns and am poorly trained with them. I keep my little concealed carry with me most of the time, but I frequently leave it in the car console and should carry it into the house with me more often. I always have a knife, but it is inconsistant in its location and type, and don't always have it where I can get to it for a quick draw. I do have limitted training with it.
there are guns in a safe, and a few handguns arround the house but I am unsure of where the safest place to stash them are. I have kids that are familiar with guns.
I have a safe-room in the basement, steel doors and all that I think is pretty stout, but just a solid door lock on the interior access. I built a few hide spots with false door behind bookcases for the kids in a couple places in the house, but no lock on the door, just swinging hidden doors.
windows are stout, double pain and european style with the crank out windows and screens, locks on all doors. they actually have a gaurantee that if they are locked and someone get in the house through them, they will recover your losses up to a point. I feel pretty good about the windows. I do have one set of patio doors that are mostly this same glass, and I think I could knock them down. It would take alot of weight and you would have to break alot of glass and bend metal to get it. the weakest point on those doors is again the lock.
I have some bright lights and some motions sens cameras and lights. one camera has night vision, but it is on the fritz and the home electronics guy is family and hard to get him down to fix it.
I have swords(sharp ones)through the house and I actually have extensive training with those through aikido and a blackbelt in a sword system. there are machetes and bolos in the house, and even a cold steel spear and cane. pepper spray in the car. the last time I used that I got back-sprayed bad. I have some hand to hand training, I am just not in the best shape. My wife is stout and one scary muscle bound woman. she is my ace in the whole when someone comes in the house. think wolverine on steroids and with rabies.
I try not to pattern too much, comming home early and late. I even have the ability to monitor my house through the internet and an IPhone if I want to pay for it.
Kids are absolutely not trained. I have all these ideas about airsoft wars and teaching retreat, secure locations, grabbing cordless phones and such, but it hasnt happpened yet. they at least don't even approach strangers that come to the house and they have to know the person to open the door.
On the whole, I am ill prepared, and not consistant with things that need to be habits for security sake. I would love to have track traps all arround the house in the form of flower beds and we are working on those. Now that I have brainstormed, I will schedule some maintanance on the house security, gets some nerf guns and get to work on the kids. I will focus some attention on stashing guns and ammo, likely high on furniture or something. I will make some retreat and scenario plans and start carrying the gun all the time. Some consistancy in blade location and drawing work will be started. I know since I am a doctor, I am a target. Better get to work. Any advise on the current condition is appreciated.
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rphunt
Join Date: 3/23/2008
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10/3/2009 9:55:56 AM Remember...
Remember what's important:
First: Mindset
Second: Training and Conditioning
Third (and LAST): Equipment
Don't become too reliant on kit.
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SnakeTracker
Join Date: 3/30/2008
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10/4/2009 12:34:12 PM
Here's what I do....
Schlage double cylinder deadbolts on all doors.
Heavy duty hinges and strike plates with 3 inch screws. The strike plates use a total of 9 - 3 inch screws.
Locking pins on windows
7 motion detector flood lights - out of reach
4 outside cameras - positioned so that you cannot escape being videoed. An inside video system that is accessible in a hidden area.
5 dogs - in layers - 2 chihuahua's, 2 minpins, and one big hound. I don't need the dogs to defend me, just let me know someone is coming. The troops in Iraq hated the dogs, because they always gave their patrols away. Small dogs hear differently than larger dogs, and in different frequencies. Hence, the assortment.
An armed and trained family - all family members have ready access to firearms at all times and have been trained to use fatal funnels to their advantage, and get invaders in a cross fire.
Want some?
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