A friend of mine made a comment I've heard many times before, mostly from women. She said "If someone broke into my house, I'd take out a knee cap but I wouldn't shoot to kill". After becoming involved in a discussion with her and others about the topic, I've decided to write an article on defense in the home. I don't want the article to get confused with all sorts of advice on different laws in different states since this will primarily be an article geared towards the largest audience possible, though I will advise my readers to know the laws in their jurisdiction and to follow them.
I intend to address the required mindset primarily, but I will also address topics such as weapons (knives, bats/sticks and improvised weapons as well as firearms), tactics, emergency drills, training and practice, and post-event actions (dealing with police, attorneys, etc). I'd like to keep it concise and to the point, but still have enough information included to be a fairly thorough article.
I'd like input from the THR community as to what your thoughts are on the subject. If anybody has been through a home invasion situation, please feel free to relate your experience and things you would do differently if you could get a "do-over". I plan to use some of your comments in the article and I would like to give credit to my sources, but if you'd rather remain anonymous, please let me know in your reply to this thread, and if you'd like something other than your screen name here noted in the article when I credit the source, feel free to let me know in the thread or via PM.
I intend to address the required mindset primarily, but I will also address topics such as weapons (knives, bats/sticks and improvised weapons as well as firearms), tactics, emergency drills, training and practice, and post-event actions (dealing with police, attorneys, etc). I'd like to keep it concise and to the point, but still have enough information included to be a fairly thorough article.
I'd like input from the THR community as to what your thoughts are on the subject. If anybody has been through a home invasion situation, please feel free to relate your experience and things you would do differently if you could get a "do-over". I plan to use some of your comments in the article and I would like to give credit to my sources, but if you'd rather remain anonymous, please let me know in your reply to this thread, and if you'd like something other than your screen name here noted in the article when I credit the source, feel free to let me know in the thread or via PM.