Firearms are a key component of home defense. However, there’s more to it than just a reliable heater. Guns are often the first priority when home defense is being considered. A firearm for home defense is a good idea. However, it shouldn’t be the only option. Home defense is a comprehensive strategy that must be well-layered and prevent you from reaching for your gun. We can however establish some basic concepts and discuss some useful tools that can help you to prepare your home. The best place to begin is outside. We can’t use breastworks or moats so we need to look elsewhere for barriers.
Criminals love a dark home because it allows them to hide. Look for apartments that are well-lit from the outside and at all points. You can add lighting to your home by installing motion-sensing or dusk-to-dawn lights at all points. You could add more lighting and a camera monitoring system to your home.
Fences provide protection, too. While unscalable barriers are the best, they can be ominous and obscure vision beyond their boundaries. A decorative or chain-link fence that is at least waist-high can be used to contain a dog and provide a barrier that a bad guy must cross. Dogs are better than any dog. They all have reliable alert mechanisms.
It is obvious that solid doors with good locks, and windows that can be broken to breach are your next barriers. You can also consider alarm systems and continuous camera monitoring. An inside dog is a good option if you don’t have a dog. You don’t need a Rottweiler or Belgium Malinois that’ll turn an invader into a midnight snack; you just need something that’ll bark.These are all pretty standard and common-sense considerations for protecting your home, but this is a gun pub and you’re probably not reading it to figure out the best alarm system or door locks to install.Weapon-mounted lights are smart accessories for home-defense firearms.Firearms
There are many options when it comes to firearms that can be used for home defense. There are many other tools you can use to protect your home. The Hornady RAPiD safe is an affordable option that allows you to have easy access to your home-defense firearms. It is unlikely that your safe is located near your bed, where you might need it late at night. There are many small handgun vaults that offer different levels of access. However, the LockDown In Plain Sight shelf is my favorite. It features a magnetic opening system that can conceal a handgun from your children while still allowing quick access. You will need a larger storage space if you have a long gun such as an AR-15 or shotgun. Hornady has a complete line of storage vaults. They are not designed to hold firearm collections. Instead, they are designed to be used for quick access to the gun or guns that you might need. Home Denfense LightingVampires are at night. It’s not an accident that these mythical creatures attack at night. It’s part of the standard operating procedure that bad guys have used for years. For their evil acts, the lack of light offers security and anonymity. Light can shorten their attacks. You can shorten their attack by using light. The Automatic Cordless 25 LED Vault light from LockDown is it. This handy little light can be mounted in your gun vault, safe, or closet. It responds to movement with a glowing, low-intensity glow. It can be difficult to reach into a dark gun safe at night. But with this light, you will have enough illumination to quickly and easily secure your defensive tools. It can also be used to light up any gun safe. You can’t justify lethal force if you use harsh language or have to deal with hand to hand. Both are not optimal. There are a few less-than-lethal options. However, the best ones allow for you to keep your distance from the problem. You may need to use lethal force in situations where you don’t have to use a baseball bat or nine iron. A less-than lethal alternative such as the Pepperball LifeLite can be useful in these situations. It can launch PAVA pepper balls up to 60 feet. While I don’t recommend that you fight an armed attacker using a less-than lethal device, there are situations that can occur in your home, yard, or porch that don’t warrant deadly force. However, they should be treated seriously. First AidEven if an attacker is stopped, the PepperBall LifeLite’s integrated light and laser will allow you to target and illuminate potential threats. The EMS community is highly skilled and saves thousands of lives each year. If you have a serious injury, time is of the essence and an ambulance may arrive in a matter of seconds. You need to be ready to handle life-threatening injuries. You don’t need band-aids or antibiotic ointment. What you need is a bleeding control package that includes tourniquets. While these first aid items are essential, you must also stop the bleeding. DTL Gear offers a wide range of first aid and bleeding control products. It is now much cheaper to buy body armor than it was in the past. A quick-to-put on, threat level IIIA, soft armor vest that can stop rounds fired from a.44 Magnum is only a few hundred dollars. One can be kept under your bed for quick access. You can keep one under your bed for quick access. Tactical shields are also available. BulletSafe vests have stopped the bullets I tested in the past. Soft body armor is an option depending on your location and the crime level. These tools should not be limited to firearms. Relying only on a firearm will limit your ability to respond in a way that’ll be seen as justified. You should approach home defense holistically by setting up a perimeter, securing it, installing early warning devices, and then preparing for various types of attacks. Choose the tools that will help you accomplish all of these things. Remember that it may not be you who has to deal with the problem. You can provide your family with tools and defense that will give you peace of mind and a calculated and effective response to any threat. Target grids and bullseye sizes can be downloaded in MOA. Perfect for long-range shooting! Get free targets
