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Home Defense, Geek Style?
Yo Maing writes "So my mom got lives alone, and got her car broken into last night. We have a motion sensor light in the driveway, and the car has an alarm but apparently both of these deterrents were ineffective. Crime has been rising around her neighborhood, and only action the police can take is to file a report. So I ask you, Geeks of Slashdot, what tricks do you guys have to defend yours and your loved ones homes against crimes like this? Not looking for anything that would get someone injured, but more in the area of detection and repulsion. Anyone have a holographic Yeti generator to scare away intruders? :)"
Sure, we could have sued
Over not getting pizza delivered in the afternoon?! You sure are an American, alright.
Spine World
Well, the "Assult Weapon Ban" expires tomorrow. Perhaps your should just buy an AK-47. If the police are not going to do anything about it, fight crime, and shoot back yourself.
Well said, spokesperson of the NRA ;)
Its common sense that the more easily available the firearm is, the more likely it is that it gets into the wrong hands. For that very reason, I would give up my right to a firearm just as Im fine by any ruling that would make it illegal to carry a knife in a public place.
Been in the army. Enjoyed shooting, but if me giving up my right to own a weapon reduces the chances of people being shot in my country, I'd gladly give up that right.
Weapons are a neccesity amongst a few well trained and monitored men that enforce the law, not in your in your drawer.
This is the best advice. Get a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun with any kind of scattering round (rock salt if you just want it to sting, 4-shot if you want it to hurt, and 00-buck if you want it to maim; bean bags and slugs are both bad for different reasons, but the common reason that you'll miss with them both).
Many people recommend a pistol or a semi-auto carbine, but a pump action shotgun is the best because you are less likely to miss in the high-stress scenario of a home invasion. Regardless, be sure to practice with whatever gun you get.
A pump-action shotgun also has a deterring effect. When you cycle the action to load your first shot, the invader will hear it. If they're innocent, they'll yell out "Gramma, don't shoot!" If a criminal advances on you after hearing that sound, it's either because he's too stupid to be a threat or too combat-hardened to be scared.
To all the idiots spouting off anti-gun propoganda: shut the fuck up. You have no idea what you're talking about and are just afraid of law-abiding citizens having guns. In your perfect world, only the police and criminals have guns. Guess what? When only the police and criminals have guns, one of those two groups is going to rule, so you're left with either a police state or a criminal state. Take your pick, Soviet Russia.
If he really doesn't want to see the scumbags get hurt then one option is to use rock salt in place of standard shot in a shotgun. Getting shot with rock-salt is one of the most painful experiences known to man, with the added "benefit" of being non-lethal.
I just hope she doesn't live someplace where you need a permit. I don't register my guns and I never will. I'm not going to put myself on a list of people the gestapo will come visit should the second amendment ever be struck down.
Lee
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So apparently, you support the right for guns to be carried, except by police officers.
It costs more to proceed with capital punishment then to give life without parole. Also, if you shoot and wound the punk, he can sue you for everythhing you own.
So the moral is shoot to kill. You will save tax payers money and not have to suffer a civil lawsuit from some punk that trespassed and attacked your family.
Just a Tuna in the Sea of Life
Spot the US citizen. He's all "me me me, screw the poor, gimme what's mine". No wonder their society is screwed.
I'm getting sick of hearing about kids being mauled by "family pets" who were always "really good with children". Pit bulls are bred to fight. They have no place in a family home. I hope to god that you muzzel it or keep it on a leash when out in public, so at least it's not some innocent bystander that gets it when your dog flips.
Maybe I'm a little prejudiced against these beasts, but this is because here in the UK the only people that have these dogs are almost as agressive as the dogs they keep. Picture your average English football hooligan, and you should have a picture in your mind of a skinhead, tattooed & scared psychopath with a demon dog at the end of a leash.
reduce the gap between rich and poor by progressive taxation
You mean legalize stealing from decent hard-working folk? Hey criminals, you don't even need to get out of bed, the government will get the money for you!
These days, criminals have more "rights" then decent folk. If you try to defend yourself the police will actually assist the criminals to bring charges against the victim, as happened to farmer Tony Martin.
The solution is this: those who are in the process of breaking the law have voluntarily abdicated the protection of the law, and are fair game for their would be "victims". Then you'll see a fall in crime.
You've probably seen the old mpeg that is out there of what appears to be a police dog biting a guy in the face. In that case, the guy had his hands practically round the dogs neck while staring down at the dog. In hindsight, anyone watching the video can see this coming, but children wouldn't ever. All it would take would be the kid poking the dog in the eye or some other form of physical abuse that children so love to dish out to everyone (including each other), and the dog would instinctively switch to self-defence mode. Not a fault of the dog, not a fault of the child.
That's why I'm very weary of putting potentially aggresive dogs around kids. Mind you, I never had dogs growing up (parents choice), so perhaps I'm just resentful!! ;-)
And when you do get caught, I'll consider it a reason for rejoicing and dancing with glee. Scumbags like you suck, and the world would be better off if you were all shot.
Like we give a shit.....
The Democratic Party: We've been pussies since 1968!