I should have included this in original reply: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qkblKElN4w
-----Original Message----- From: Scott Ritchey Sent: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 1:07 AM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: RE: [MBZ] Common sense seems to be lacking at home 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