Outlaw Man
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I must have missed this before. I actually made a blog post on pretty much this very thing, just a few days before the thread started.
There are 4 Ds of security, though the last would need to be evaluated differently in a purely theft-prevention scenario.
http://www.awsarms.com/blogs/news/14221461-four-ds-of-security
Simply put, as mentioned, you'll never guarantee to keep them out. You just want to make yours too much trouble.
There are 4 Ds of security, though the last would need to be evaluated differently in a purely theft-prevention scenario.
http://www.awsarms.com/blogs/news/14221461-four-ds-of-security
As for the final "D", Deny, theft prevention would involve a combination of safes and hiding places, as mentioned earlier in the thread. You can get creative with hiding places, up to placing something in the wall before sheetrocking it in. If you're not obvious about the location, the would-be thief would have to either get lucky or tear down all the walls in your house. I remember seeing a TV show where they had a locked, underground bunker hidden in the floor of their house, under a rug, under the dining room table. That wouldn't be cheap, though. I'd probably get a TL-30 safe and "hide in plain sight," instead.There are four stages of security that you should remember when determining your home defense strategy.
Deter. Your goal should be to make your home as uninviting as possible. Trim back or remove vegetation around windows, and don't let garbage or other things pile up at the end of the driveway or elsewhere that might make it appear that no one has been home for a while. Lighting is one of the best deterrents, and you can use photocells, motion sensors, or both to make your home look more "lived in." You can purchase an alarm sign or sticker even if you don't have an alarm system, to make the potential intruder think twice.
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Simply put, as mentioned, you'll never guarantee to keep them out. You just want to make yours too much trouble.