I’m not certain if any of this really happened because she hasn’t posted anything on the FB yet.
AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 1, 2021, at 11:07 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Nothing except your kids is worth you or SWMBO getting seriously hurt or > killed over. I endorse motion lights and security cameras. They may provide > deterrence but don't mount cameras too high; it's hard to ID tops of heads > under hoodies. I use Ubiquiti Nanostation M5 RF bridges to link my barn and > house networks vs burying Cat5 (I'm getting about 500 Mbps right now). The > best gunfight is the one that never happens; things get out of control very > fast. > > I think an AR (especially the pistol version) is better than a shotgun > because of magazine capacity (30 vs 5-7) but the user MUST be willing to use > it promptly and lethally or it will be used against your family. I started > with a 20 Ga pump but I don't think my late wife would have been able to use > it or an AR, she wasn't very mechanical. By definition, home-defense > firearms must be ready to use but you need to decide that that means in your > home. I live alone now so that means full magazine plus one in the chamber > but with the hammer down, for pistols. I like a revolver for bedside because > of simplicity in difficult conditions (like groggy and dark). > > There are some excellent reference books but I like "NRA Guide to the Basics > of Personal Protection in the Home", it's an oldie but a goodie. If an > intruder gets inside your home the basic process is ABC: Arm yourself, > Barricade, and Communicate (certainly 911 and maybe the intruder but only if > he already knows where you are). If your local cops are any good, let them > clear the house; that is not a safe one-person job. You need to tell the > cops how to get in (maybe hand them a key) and use the 911 operator to > develop the situation awareness for responding LEOs. The last thing you want > is to be mistaken for an intruder. > > Children (or others) in the home requires serious safety planning; what works > with one kid may not work with another. I find the little Speedvaults very > handy for securing handguns in strategic locations but a curious kid could > crack the combo, given time. > > Even though this event is over it is still worth discussing with your > Sheriff. For one thing, you want to meet the Sheriff to draw your own > conclusions. Also, if they are good, the intelligence that there were > trespassers at a known time and location could be useful. > > Good luck. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > Sent: Monday, March 1, 2021 10:24 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Kaleb Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> > Subject: [MBZ] Common sense seems to be lacking at home > > I’m out of town. Wife called talking about how she stopped for gas in Tulsa > and the whole parking lot was full of the “undesirable” types. Soon a car > comes screeching up and some dude is waving a gun around. First of all, why > the hell would you stop somewhere like that for gas. > > She then says they got back home about an hour ago and the kid was taking out > the trash. He runs in and tells the wife to grab her gun and get outside. He > heard voices. Sure enough she says she heard voices sounded like it was > coming from the direction of the barn. She is telling this story like it was > no big deal. I say you called the cops, correct. Nope, thought maybe it was > coming from the neighbors hours and by the time the cops got here they would > be gone anyway. We are on 20 acres so if you hear voices people are somewhere > they shouldn’t be. Wtf? So we have shit loads of cars around, a $30k tractor > in the barn and didn’t think maybe you should call the cops. Not the first > time we have had thugs around but it’s been a while. I guess now they will > know it’s OK because we will just run in the house and not do anything about > it. I need to install some motion lights and cameras over by the shop and > barn. > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
