-Caveat Lector- All: In case anyone has not noticed, we live in dangerous times. We live in an age when the notions of private property and sanctity of human life are considered, at best, to be abstract concepts and, at worst, to be totally meaningless. We are a people under attack by the best of the criminal mind--and then even under the aegis of our own government. More and more, we are hearing of incidents where the homes of our fellow citizens are being invaded by anyone from the common street thug to radical factions within our own police forces. This post and the measures which follow are designed specifically to SAVE LIVES! Use them at your discretion--and your responsibility--to help protect yourselves and the members of your family from unwarranted and hostile attacks. Keep in mind that, if anyone wants to invade your home and has the resources to accomplish the task, they will do so. The best you can hope for, by implementing any or all of these measures, is to gain the precious time to either manage or mitigate the consequences of attack upon either you or your families. DO NOT be so arrogant as to assume that you can effectively prevent entry into your home by anyone! In reading these measures, you will notice that I have intentionally not addressed the issue or installation of booby traps. The reason is simple: each of you are smart enough, by yourselves, to know what type of traps to use (passive or active) for your own situation, and are conscientious enough to realize the consequences of their use. I recommend against their use because I would not want to be responsible for the loss of life or injury of innocent people. And now, without further delay: Doors: All exterior doors should be made of or replaced with solid, windowless steel or wood at least 1.75 inches thick. All voids within doors should be filled with sand or concrete, and all door hardware (frames, hinges, strikes, locks, etc.) should be replaced with the heaviest duty equivalent available. Any windows immediately to the left, right and/or top of door (within 36 inches) should be sealed over and their voids filled with sand or concrete. Horizontal door bolt assemblies should extend to both sides of the door (with an overlap of the door frame of at least two inches on either side of the door) and should be attached securely, at four points per bolt, to the door AND door frame by either eye bolts or clamps. The bolts themselves should be a minimum of 1/2 inch steel reinforcing bar. When the door is bolted, there should be no play in the assembly. All doors should be equipped with battery operated intrusion alarms of sufficient volume to be heard all over the house. Windows: All exterior windows should be covered and bolted with steel wire "diamond" mesh of at least 16 gauge wire. This treatment should be applied to both sides of the window, and should be attached at the outermost portion of the window frame. An outer sheet of 1/2 inch Plexiglass should be applied to the outside of the window in a manner which makes the window flush with the exterior of the structure. 2x2 inch "furring strips" should provide an adequate distance for this purpose with a conventional window. At least one window (preferably on the back or side of the structure) should be fitted in a "temporary" manner (as with removable burglar bars) to allow easy egress in case of fire. All windows should be equipped with battery operated intrusion alarms of sufficient volume to be heard all over the house. Eave, gable and foundation vents: All vents on the exterior of the structure should be fitted with steel dampers equal to the size of the vent and of a minimum thickness of 11 gauge steel plate. These dampers should be able to be engaged by both electrical and mechanical means. This should include a damper for the chimney/fireplace as well as plumbing vents where so equipped. Walls: Where permissible, all exterior wall voids should be filled to a height of at least 36 inches with sand or cement as the structural integrity of the foundation allows. Solicit the advice of a qualified contractor in this regard. Exterior and landscape: Where permissible, the structure should be surrounded with high shrubbery (4 to 5 feet) and kept at a distance of 36 inches from the exterior of the structure. Between the shrubbery and the structure, a barrier fence of "chicken wire" should be constructed to the same height as that of the shrubbery. All paths leading up to entrances of the structure should be bordered by shrubbery which allows no more width than that of two persons walking side-by-side. Where possible, and in an inconspicuous manner, all other portions of the landscape surrounding the structure should be interspersed with barriers (birdbaths, benches, pools, stone walls, wooden planters, etc.) to limit vehicular approach to the structure. Passive electronic countermeasures: The structure should be equipped with a battery operated loudspeaker and strobe light assembly located at the most inaccessible point of the structure's roof. An automatic playback device with amplifier should be attached to the loudspeaker with a message to announce trouble at your location to your neighbors. The chance of survival of you and members of your family is increased by letting the largest number of persons know of your plight (a looped and pre-recorded message like: "this home is under attack, please call for assistance" should be sufficient). Both the loudspeaker and the strobe assembly should be activated by means of a remote panic button or buttons. Either an audio or video recording system should be installed in the structure which allows for the recording of events of at least one hour's duration within the structure. The recorder should be of the looped variety, and microphones and/or CCD cameras should be placed at key points within the structure. The system's recorder should be placed in a steel, moisture and fireproof box, and then located at a remote point. A trusted family member or neighbor not living with you should be made aware of the recorder's location for later retrieval. Several means of battery operated communications should be kept on hand at all times. CB radios, cell phones, short wave radios and police scanners are examples. In an emergency, someone among your family should be assigned the responsibility of contacting help via these means. Emergency egress: Where permissible or financially expedient, a room in the center-most location of the structure should be retrofitted with steel reinforced concrete block and its voids filled with sand or cement. This room should be on the lowest floor of the structure and the walls should extend to the ground. The room should be windowless and should be entered by means of a single steel door which is locked from the inside. In the center of the room, an access door should be installed into the floor to allow egress by means of either a tunnel or a crawlspace under the structure. All tunneling should be braced (55 gallon drums--plastic or metal--work nicely in this application, but allow only a minimum space for crawling) and a means of positive ventilation should be installed. Miscellaneous equipment: All structures of more than two bedrooms should be equipped with a minimum of two 20 pound ABC type fire extinguishers. Battery operated smoke detectors should be installed immediately outside of each bedroom and one per hallway. All structures should be equipped with at least the very basic form of an intruder alarm, up to and including movement sensors around the immediate proximity of the structure. All equipment within the structure whose operation is considered vital should be battery operated and batteries of all relevant sizes should be kept, and rotated, in plentiful supply. Full-face respirators should be supplied for each resident of the household--including filter cartridges for organic and acidic gases. The family plan: Each permanent resident of the household should be assigned both tasks and locations in the event of an invasion emergency. Regular drills should be held in the same manner as any other family fire/disaster plan. Drills should include such life-saving measures as first aid, CPR and seeking the lowest point of cover. 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