Zaydok Allen
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A few thoughts.
Lock your doors whether you are home or not.
If it's only you and your wife, and you don't need to worry about anyone messing with it, keep loaded guns in the areas of your home you are in most. I keep a 45 next to the bed, and a 7 shot .357 next to the arm chair. Keep them loaded or easily and quickly loaded. If you have grand kids, just put them away when they are there.
If you are expecting someone, obviously there is no need to answer the door with a gun in hand. If I'm expecting someone, I leave the shade open so I can see when they get there. Otherwise the shade is closed otherwise a potential intruder can see where you are.
If someone does knock unexpectedly, grab your gun, get it chambered or loaded if neither isn't already accomplished. And....
I yell "Who is it?" from 6-8 feet away from the door with the gun ready to be leveled and fired very fast. You don't want to be too close or a kicked in door will hit you and may stagger/knock you over. If your door is kicked in, first verify it isn't the police visually. Cops should inform when they knock. If it isn't a cop, open fire on the intruder. Have a reload near the gun.
Just my way of going about it.
First things first though, lock the door.
Lock your doors whether you are home or not.
If it's only you and your wife, and you don't need to worry about anyone messing with it, keep loaded guns in the areas of your home you are in most. I keep a 45 next to the bed, and a 7 shot .357 next to the arm chair. Keep them loaded or easily and quickly loaded. If you have grand kids, just put them away when they are there.
If you are expecting someone, obviously there is no need to answer the door with a gun in hand. If I'm expecting someone, I leave the shade open so I can see when they get there. Otherwise the shade is closed otherwise a potential intruder can see where you are.
If someone does knock unexpectedly, grab your gun, get it chambered or loaded if neither isn't already accomplished. And....
The preferred approach is to answer from a position that would not put you at risk.
I yell "Who is it?" from 6-8 feet away from the door with the gun ready to be leveled and fired very fast. You don't want to be too close or a kicked in door will hit you and may stagger/knock you over. If your door is kicked in, first verify it isn't the police visually. Cops should inform when they knock. If it isn't a cop, open fire on the intruder. Have a reload near the gun.
Just my way of going about it.
First things first though, lock the door.