A security alarm system that you probably already have

[sandshaker]

This is a really cool idea.
I got this email this morning. thought I would share.

Next time you come home for the night and you go to put your keys
away,
think of this:

It's a security alarm system that you probably already have and
requires
no installation.

Start keeping your car keys next to your bed on the night stand when
you
go to bed at night.

If you think someone is trying to get into your house, or if you
hear a
noise outside your house, just press the panic alarm on your car key
chain.

Test it' It will go off from most everywhere Inside your house and
will
keep honking until your battery runs down or until you reset it with
the
button on the key fob chain. It works if you park in your driveway or
garage.

If your car alarm goes off when someone is trying to break in your
house, odds are the burglar or rapist won't stick around.....after a
few
seconds all the neighbors will be looking out their windows to see
who
is out there and sure enough the criminal won't want that.

Try yours to make sure it works before you rely on it. Just know that
you must press the alarm button again to turn it off.

And remember to carry your keys while walking to your car in a
parking
lot. The alarm can work the same way there.....

This is something that should really be shared with everyone. Maybe
it
could save a life or a sexual abuse crime.

[DandyDon]

Sounds good. Also charge your cell phone on your bedside table every night. A burglar may cut the phone wire coming into the house, but you'll have that handy. Be prepared to give emergency dispatch your exact address - in the US, your 911 address as even in areas where the cell phone tracking system has been upgraded, it will not give your address. In much of the US and I suppose the rest of the world, no tracking info is available to the emergency operator.

[ReefGuy]

How many people acutally pay attention to car alarms, though?

[sandshaker]

How many people acutally pay attention to car alarms, though?


You do make a pretty good point. But I think if you are the "Robber" you will most likely take off than risk a chance in getting caught.

[Rick Inman]

A burglar may cut the phone wire coming into the house...
Hey! I remember that movie! :D

Actually, I think that's a Hollywood thing. Usual crooks aren't that bright.

[Ber Rabbit]

How many people acutally pay attention to car alarms, though?

Having it go off in the middle of the night at your house may at least wake up a neighbor who yells "Turn that thing OFF" through a window or door. Any time I'm at a hotel and hear one go off at night I get up and look out the window to make sure it isn't mine :D
Ber :lilbunny:

[DandyDon]

Hey! I remember that movie! :D

Actually, I think that's a Hollywood thing. Usual crooks aren't that bright.
I liked the one where Segal I think it was set off all the car alarms in the parking lot to distract the bad guys. :D

[ReefGuy]

Any port in a storm. I think it's not a good idea to plan on this kind of thing actually working, though. I definately wouldn't depend on it.


You do make a pretty good point. But I think if you are the "Robber" you will most likely take off than risk a chance in getting caught.

[DandyDon]

Burglars are more likely to approach from the backyard. Get a large dog house and a large food bowl with "Killer" on it. No dog required. He'll be afraid that the dog is inside waiting for him.

I don't like guns in a home - too many accidents, but not bad to have copies of gun magazines in sight thru the windows. :thumb: Keep Mace in drawer by bed.

Also good to have Security company stickers on windows. Don't need the system - just the stickers. After looking at this house, the bad guy will look for an easier target. ;)

[Rick Inman]

Burglars are more likely to approach from the backyard. Get a large dog house and a large food bowl with "Killer" on it. No dog required. He'll be afraid that the dog is inside waiting for him.

I don't like guns in a home - too many accidents, but not bad to have copies of gun magazines in sight thru the windows. :thumb: Keep Mace in drawer by bed.

Also good to have Security company stickers on windows. Don't need the system - just the stickers. After looking at this house, the bad guy will look for an easier target. ;)
Don,

Thanks for letting us know you don't have a dog, you don't have a gun, your security stickers are fake.

Sleep well tonight...

[Cacia]

I have two tips.

Size 14 EEE men's shoes outside the front door.

if that doesn't work,

then I skip to the Glock.

Like the car alarm idea, though. I don't even know how to set my alarm off. It has only gone off accidently...I only know how to turn it off.

[Green_Manelishi]

I have two tips.

Size 14 EEE men's shoes outside the front door.

if that doesn't work,

then I skip to the Glock.

Like the car alarm idea, though. I don't even know how to set my alarm off. It has only gone off accidently...I only know how to turn it off.

You have a Glock? What model?

[Green_Manelishi]

Burglars are more likely to approach from the backyard. Get a large dog house and a large food bowl with "Killer" on it. No dog required. He'll be afraid that the dog is inside waiting for him.

I don't like guns in a home - too many accidents, but not bad to have copies of gun magazines in sight thru the windows. :thumb: Keep Mace in drawer by bed.

Also good to have Security company stickers on windows. Don't need the system - just the stickers. After looking at this house, the bad guy will look for an easier target. ;)

Have you ever used Mace on anyone? It's notoriously ineffective. That's why "pepper spray" came into use; it tends to be very effective. Not as effective as 200+ grains of .45ACP but it's far less noisy.

[Jcsgt]

S&W mod. 19 loaded with .357 rounds, next to the bed, S&W mod. 645 .45 cal in the top drawer of the nightstand, Browning .380 in the fanny pack. I don't have much problem with burglars, prowlers, etc. Once had a prowler in the backyard (not fenced at the time) at around 0230, so I stepped out and racked a round into the 645. That guy probably had a hell of a time running with his butt puckered. I have no more prowler issues.

[teknitroxdiver]

I bet a Glock sticker on the front door would be handy. Maybe a Mossberg sticker on the window....

[offroaddiver]

Wanna scare the crap out of a burglar. I did this one halloween and no kids since. Mouth full of lighter fluid or really high % alcohol. Cigarette lighter and flambe'. Would be neat to blow a fire ball at a burglar...be horrible to clean up the mess they would leave.

Then again there might be use to my huge dive knife...

[DandyDon]

Like the car alarm idea, though. I don't even know how to set my alarm off. It has only gone off accidently...I only know how to turn it off.
It's the same button hon. :)


Have you ever used Mace on anyone? It's notoriously ineffective. That's why "pepper spray" came into use; it tends to be very effective. Not as effective as 200+ grains of .45ACP but it's far less noisy.
Yep, I mispoke that. Pepper spray - you're right. Haven't had mine out of the drawer since I moved last year.

I'll leave the fire breathing to those without a moutache.

[offroaddiver]

Ever have troubles with mask flooding... little fire breathing and my mustache is the perfect length. LOL

[DandyDon]

Ever have troubles with mask flooding... little fire breathing and my mustache is the perfect length. LOL
Sticking to silicone grease. :D

[ItsBruce]

There is no sound that gets one's attention quite like the sound of a pump gun.

[neil]

You have a Glock? What model?
Model 19.

[Cacia]

I think mine shoots 45's....it's been in the safe since my ghetto ambulance days in LA.
maybe it's a 19, can't recall.
The one I prefer is my dad's FBI issue nickel plated snub nose 38. Much simpler to see what's in the chamber. The Glock is a bear to take apart for cleaning, you need strong hands to disassemble it. I have quite a few guns actually...all locked up though. But if taking a roadtrip, one would be in the car. I have seen a couple people that were carjacked and it is important to me to have a chance. The gangs in LA used to jump out under overpasses when you were trapped. ...what thread is this? ..not DIR, lets hope.

So glad to know about the alarm, Don.

[airsix]

Glock 19 is a 9mm (15+1). Best 9 I ever had. (see attached pic)
Probably not DIR, but definitely HOG.
Don will probably lose his TX citizenship due to gun ownership status. He's welcome to move to WA if they kick him out. If he comes to the East side of the state someone will probably give him one. When they find out he doesn't have one they'll ask "Well what happened to them?" :D
-Ben M.

[Ber Rabbit]

There is no sound that gets one's attention quite like the sound of a pump gun.

You got that right, that's what my dad used to do :D
Ber :lilbunny:

[ReefGuy]

You guys ever test fire a pistol as something in the dark? With adrenaline pumping?

12g with single ought buck. Duckbill attachment. Done deal.

[MSilvia]

All car alarms do for me is make me hope someone would just hurry up and steal the car so I don't have to listen to it anymore. My neighbor's goes off daily, and doesn't rate so much as a glance. IMHO it's a nuisance, not a protection.

[OrlandoRanger]

Glock 21 here with Night Sights, plus an M4 and M1 in the safe plus afew other toys I can use in case of an Emergency.....

[airsix]

You guys ever test fire a pistol as something in the dark? With adrenaline pumping?

Range drills - lane lights off @ sillouette w/ flashlight & hoping to never have do it in real life. I hate violence but will protect family at all cost.

-Ben M.

[DandyDon]

Originally Posted by ReefGuy
You guys ever test fire a pistol as something in the dark? With adrenaline pumping?
I know a lady who did it once in her home - had to push the dead body off of hers. If the bad guy is close, damn right drill it.

Preventing such a close encounter is preferable, tho. We all ignore car alarms, but the bad guy will get nervous if he hears one going off in the garage. The window stickers are a deterrent, the cell phone by the bed is a lifeline if it's charged, and the pepper spray in the drawer is my choice inside the house. I also read stories about gun owners shooting their own loved ones by mistake in the dark. At least keep a good flashlight with the weapon.

I have a dull home life, but locking my doors is really optional in this town.

[sandshaker]

I really posted that car alarm for the people who do not have ADT, 357 or a dog.
Thought it may be of some use for those who are scared of or do not like these things etc….

I on the other hand believe in all the above...:D

[Warthaug]

I've gone the simple route - no valuables. Not even sure why I lock the door...

Bryan

[ReefGuy]

Short of Airsix's (who I am guessing is military) dedication, or having the intruder arm's length away, hitting someone with a pistol is not simple in the dark when you're jumped up.

I have a 12g, 9mm, and 7.62 all with lots of ammo. They are not my home defense, though. I have kids, and my guns are all locked up tightly and would be useless in an invasion situation. I have other means (that don't leave me relying on trickery), including a family plan of action.

[Green_Manelishi]

You guys ever test fire a pistol as something in the dark? With adrenaline pumping?

12g with single ought buck. Duckbill attachment. Done deal.

Yup.

I've even "test fired" a pistol after being "stun gunned".

12 gauge/0 buck too much for inside.

I got some really cool 12 gauge flechette rounds. A few with square shot as well.

[Ber Rabbit]

I'm not sure what hubby's home security plan involves but when people call me and say "This is _________, your husband said I could come out and hunt mushrooms please don't shoot me." I think his plan involves telling people his wife is a gun-toting psycho. This isn't necessarily a bad reputation to have if you spend any kind of time alone in an isolated house.
Ber :lilbunny:

[RonDawg]

Also charge your cell phone on your bedside table every night. A burglar may cut the phone wire coming into the house, but you'll have that handy. Be prepared to give emergency dispatch your exact address - in the US, your 911 address as even in areas where the cell phone tracking system has been upgraded, it will not give your address. In much of the US and I suppose the rest of the world, no tracking info is available to the emergency operator.

In 20 total years of law enforcement experience, both in dispatch as well as a sworn officer, I have NEVER come across a situation where someone's residential phone line was cut.

I'm not saying it never happened, but I am saying you're more likely to find cut phone lines in bad horror movies than in real life. Particularly in newer residential developments where the utilities are all run underground and concealed.

More common is the police being UNABLE to get help to someone in time because they chose to call 911 on a cell phone, rather than a landline, and for some reason were not able to accurately give their location, or worse could not complete their call because of a dead battery and/or the inability to lock on a cell site.

I also agree with the replies about car alarms. I have little faith in them for their intended purpose, and even less faith in them as personal safety devices.

[DandyDon]

Ok, I stand corrected again...

In the US the cell phone companies are being required by federal mandate to make all phones E-911 trackable, but not to the exact address, and many local systems aren't up to it anyway. If the house phone works, that'll give the 911 dispatcher your 911 address instantly.

Many younger adults are doing away with land lines, tho - just cell phones. In those cases, charge it by the bed, and have your 911 address ready to give precisely.