MemberShe doesn’t even like people ringing the doorbell. I hardly call that paranoid on my behalf.
Plus, my husband always says, that if someone were to shoot him, they’d better kill him on the first shot, or they’re in trouble.
ETA: A lot of states with stand your ground/castle doctrine laws have a duty to retreat law, too. Be careful!
MemberMy Fiance is doing his medical residency, so I’ve spent many, many nights alone in our apartment. We live in a pretty large building (front desk, roaming security, etc) so I’m currently fine without any sort of real weapon in the place. If we moved to a stand alone house where I’d be truly alone, I would most definitely get a gun. I’ve been to the range various times and know how to handle a weapon. If, God forbid, someone does break in, I’d do my best to find a safe place, warn that I have a weapon, and hope the intruder leaves. I probably wouldn’t run out a la Rambo. If they set foot near me though, I will most definitely shoot.
Membermultiple heavy things around the house like flashlights, frying pans, knives, rolling pin, books, etc.
MemberOur locks. My husband. Our motion sensitive light. The phone.
People who break and enter aren’t coming for you. They’re coming for your stuff and want to find an empty house.
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MemberMy dog is a maniac. She just scared the UPS guy when he reached in the door! 🙂
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MemberWe don’t have any guns in our home. Nor an alarm or security system. All we have are about a dozen big-ass steel swords that my Fiance has made over the years. We live outside of town and the cops would take too long to get to our house if we called 911 (or 111 here in NZ). If someone breaks in, I’m grabbing a sword, yelling like a maniac and charging. Do you want to come into my house when I’m running with that? I don’t think so. When I was still living in the US and in South Korea, I slept with a cast iron skillet by my bed for safety. That would definitely hurt.
MemberCan I just say… I hate being home alone at night.. I currently live in a granny flat downstairs at my parents place with my SO and when he travels I have the dog sleep on his spot on the bed.. thats is about all I have to protect me.. that and my dad sleeping upstairs at the other end of the house. We back onto a creek and it is super creepy at night so sometimes if I can’t sleep I will go upstairs with the dog and sleep in my parents spare room!!
Although, when SO and I were renting and he went away I always kept a screw driver under my pillow (Im a crazy person I know..) and we also had a baseball bat in the corner of our room in case of emercency 😉
ETA: Our gun laws here are VERY different to the US so we aren’t allowed to have them for protection or anything like that!
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