All the converstions that sparked from this are interesting to read.
Getting a weapon in hand and getting into a defensive position is the absolute best thing to do in a home invasion. Storming through your home with a gun searching for someone is a terrible move. It’s proven and trained against.
Have a plan in place and practice. It sounds stupid, but actually go through the motions with your weapon unloaded until it feels quick and comfortable. Likely entry points are garages, first story windows, and back doors. Especially sliding glass doors. Keep that in mind when coming up with your plan.
Be ready to adapt and be prepared to wait a LONG time for police to respond to your 911 call. Go watch YouTube videos of home invasions recorded on 911 calls and watch how long it takes for responders to arrive.
Do I remain in my defensive position and just let them leave with my stuff? Yes. The vast majority of robberies are not guys coming in to kill you. They want your stuff and want to get out. Don’t potentially lose your life over possessions. Protect your family and yourself.
Be aware of where children’s bedrooms are and factor them into your plan. Depending on entry point of the invader you may need to have multiple plans in place to protect your kids.
Know your backstop. Seems like no brainer but position yourself in a way that gunfire and possible return fire aren’t going through walls with people inside the
room.
Be comfortable with your weapon of choice. Can you shoot it in the dark with your adrenaline pumping? Practice practice practice. Make yourself as small a target as possible. This also makes you harder to see. Laying prone or squatting in a tactical position works well. Practice shooting in these positions. It’s very awkward and hard to be accurate at first.
If you end up having to shoot, shoot them dead. Make sure they are out of the fight with multiple accurate shots and maintain defensive position. There could be more than one invader. There could be another waiting outside. Maintain your position. Reload if needed. Don’t leave your spot. Shots will wake your family if they aren’t awake already. Yell to them loudly to stay in bed and don’t move. Tell them you have everything under control but they need to remain in place. Your ears will be ringing which can be disorienting and prevents you from potentially hearing another intruder sneak in, or a second intruder from fleeing or going towards the shots. Be ready for follow up using vision as your best sense. Stay in your defensive position until the responders arrive.
Again. Be prepared and actually practice your home invasion routine. Talk it out with your family too. It’s awkward conversations to have and your wife may roll her eyes at you but it’s worth it to be prepared.
Getting a weapon in hand and getting into a defensive position is the absolute best thing to do in a home invasion. Storming through your home with a gun searching for someone is a terrible move. It’s proven and trained against.
Have a plan in place and practice. It sounds stupid, but actually go through the motions with your weapon unloaded until it feels quick and comfortable. Likely entry points are garages, first story windows, and back doors. Especially sliding glass doors. Keep that in mind when coming up with your plan.
Be ready to adapt and be prepared to wait a LONG time for police to respond to your 911 call. Go watch YouTube videos of home invasions recorded on 911 calls and watch how long it takes for responders to arrive.
Do I remain in my defensive position and just let them leave with my stuff? Yes. The vast majority of robberies are not guys coming in to kill you. They want your stuff and want to get out. Don’t potentially lose your life over possessions. Protect your family and yourself.
Be aware of where children’s bedrooms are and factor them into your plan. Depending on entry point of the invader you may need to have multiple plans in place to protect your kids.
Know your backstop. Seems like no brainer but position yourself in a way that gunfire and possible return fire aren’t going through walls with people inside the
room.
Be comfortable with your weapon of choice. Can you shoot it in the dark with your adrenaline pumping? Practice practice practice. Make yourself as small a target as possible. This also makes you harder to see. Laying prone or squatting in a tactical position works well. Practice shooting in these positions. It’s very awkward and hard to be accurate at first.
If you end up having to shoot, shoot them dead. Make sure they are out of the fight with multiple accurate shots and maintain defensive position. There could be more than one invader. There could be another waiting outside. Maintain your position. Reload if needed. Don’t leave your spot. Shots will wake your family if they aren’t awake already. Yell to them loudly to stay in bed and don’t move. Tell them you have everything under control but they need to remain in place. Your ears will be ringing which can be disorienting and prevents you from potentially hearing another intruder sneak in, or a second intruder from fleeing or going towards the shots. Be ready for follow up using vision as your best sense. Stay in your defensive position until the responders arrive.
Again. Be prepared and actually practice your home invasion routine. Talk it out with your family too. It’s awkward conversations to have and your wife may roll her eyes at you but it’s worth it to be prepared.
