Posts Tagged ‘home defense’
Man Fires 13 Rounds Through Door At Men Trying to Break Into His Apartment-DGU Video
Police arrested one of two suspects involved in an attempted home invasion robbery that included bullets flying in both directions. On August 19th, two men targeted an apartment in the Oak Cliff neighborhood outside of Dallas, Texas. The two men got than they bargained for when they attempted to kick in the door of…
Read MoreA Bad Shoot—30 Rounds, 90 Seconds, Zero Hits, and Poor Judgement
In this story from Florida, once again we see the importance of identifying what we shoot at. It all went down around 9 PM on June 22, at a home in Pinellas County, Florida. A pool maintenance worker arrived at the home to work on the pool like he had done before. He arrived later…
Read MoreHomeowner Survives Home Invasion Attempt-What’s Your Home Security Plan?
A thoughtful, tactically sound approach to how, when and to whom you open the door to your home is important to a proper home defense strategy. We’ve seen a variety of incidents that document this principle in different ways. Below are links to a couple of these types of incidents where homeowners responded to an…
Read MoreI’m Shooting Anyone Who Trespasses on My Property
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read on social media, or heard people say something like: It’s my property, I’m shooting anyone who comes on my property uninvited. Not only is this mentality morally and ethically wrong, it also can lead to an unjustified use of deadly force. I’ve included two recent…
Read MoreNothing in This House is Worth Dying For
Part of a good home security strategy involves making your house lo uninviting to criminals. Posting signs that display surveillance or monitoring services like ADT, Brinks, Vivint, Lorex, etc. is not a bad idea, and may have a deterrence effect on some criminals loing for a soft target. But what about signs like the ones…
Read MoreMan Shot and Killed by Police Responding to Wrong Home
According to a statement from New Mexico Department Public Safety, a terrible series of events led to police shooting and killing of a homeowner in Farmington, New Mexico. The incident is tragic and is yet another example of why we need to evaluate how we respond to someone at our door. Tragedy Unfolds in Farmington…
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