Are you worried about a criminal breaking into your home to steal your belongings or harm your family? If so, you are not alone. Most homeowners are, at some level, worried about exactly this. Thankfully, there are quite a few steps you can take to minimize the likelihood of such an attack.
Your first step is to make the exterior of your home unattractive to criminals. Always keep a light on; they are less likely to attack if someone is home. Make sure all windows and doors lock securely, and cover ground floor windows with drapes so that they cannot look inside to see your family and possessions. If you do have expensive possessions, consider a small safe to keep them secured in case of a break in. Consider installing a home security system; these usually come with a sign you can post near your door, so that anyone approaching the home knows that your home is protected by such a system.
Once these steps have been taken, ensure that all family members know how to use them. Locks and a security system do no good if they are never used. These preventive actions are much easier than dealing with an attack while it’s happening, or cleaning up the aftermath.
Consider self defense devices, such as pepper spray, TASER devices or stun guns. You may wish to have these devices just in the master bedroom, in the bedrooms of older children, or in many rooms of the home, depending on how safe you feel in the home. No matter where you decide to keep them, always teach children not to play with them. Older members of the family should know exactly where they are in case of an emergency. They should be checked yearly to ensure that all parts are ready to be used, if you should have to.
Your choice of self defense products is a personal one, and should depend on your comfort level and familiarity with the various choices. For many families, pepper spray or stun guns make a better choice than firearms because they are easier for novices to handle and more importantly are non lethal. In the case of an attack, you don’t want to waste precious time figuring out how the device works.
Even if you do have such a device in your home, never take on an attacker if you do not have to. Make sure that everyone in the family knows what to do if your home s attacked. Do not assume that children know not to go downstairs to investigate strange noises. If you hear someone breaking in, call the police rather than immediately rushing downstairs to attack them. You never know if they are armed (and with what), so it’s better to stay safe than to put yourself immediately in harm’s way.
Somewhere in the United States, a home invasion or robbery is happening every second of the day. Though it’s impossible to predict if or when it will happen to you, you can be prepared for the possibility. Secure your home, and have a plan for what you will do if someone is breaking in.
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