http://www.kc3.org/self_defense/myhomedefense.htm

Dear Criminals,

Don’t worry about learning the high technology alarm systems on the
market today with an eye towards disabling them.

I am a Computer Network Administrator in a VERY HIGH TECH WORLD and
knowledgeable about differing types of high tech home defense systems
including ADT and others of that type. The reason I mention this is
because of my choice for burglar alarms and home defense. I choose the
low tech home safety devices.

My home has probably the safest, most reliable, and manageable home
defense programs ever invented. It has never gone off due to error, loss
of power, or any other reason unless needed. It is not connected to
phone lines, databases, or warning systems outside of my home.

It is simply a VERY large Chow dog, three 12 gauge shotguns, two 15 year
old boys (twins) that know how to use them (much to the horror of the
local school system), two automatic handguns (45s) for me, and a
revolver for my wife. All are loaded (including the dog with a set of
VERY BIG TEETH) and ready. Coupled with neighbors that depend on each
other and watch out for the properties around us it is more than enough
to defend our homes.

Whenever we are home, or when we aren’t, we have plenty of warning when
someone approaches, and we are capable of defending ourselves if needed.
We live in the country on some acres that are in East Texas. I live far
enough out of any town that I actually built a good shooting range in
the back area of my acres. This gives all of us a place to practice,
gives us a family pastime that we all enjoy, and most of all we keep
ourselves ready to use the weapons whenever they are needed to protect
our home. Someone that owns a gun should always keep in mind that the
gun’s use requires a familiarity with the weapon. Without the
familiarity, you are almost as dangerous to yourself and family as you
are to a criminal.

To put it simply, a criminal would either be crazy or have a death wish
to rob my home. The dog alone would probably cause the criminal to
search for another place to rob (or maybe lose some body parts if he
tried to rob our home). The dog is house trained and stays indoors most
of the time). However, if they decide that they can brave the dog, the
criminals still have to avoid the owners, each of whom do not appreciate
the downtrodden criminal that wants to rob us with possible physical
harm in doing so.

Fortunately we live in an area that does not require us to be
defenseless like that caused by anti-gun laws in Washington D.C., New
York City, or Chicago to mention some of the more famous anti-gun (read
defenseless American) cities. This is one of the reasons I live in Texas
and in the country.

To put it mildly, the home alarm companies, Sheriff’s Office, or any
other organization that would be the recipient of a 911 call would not
be able to find my home.

My neighbor recently (6 months ago) called 911 for a medical emergency,
1 1/2 hours later the neighbor drove his family member to the hospital
because the emergency medical central office in our county could not
locate the address. I imagine that the police would have the same
difficulty with a personal experience to prove my surmise.

I have called the Sheriff’s Office once in the seven years I have lived
here, and it only took them three hours to respond. Of course that call
was only for a theft/burglary happening next door (next door is 1/2 mile
away) so it wasn’t urgent I guess. The thieves were able to drive off
with a large 20 X 20 shed full of tools after loading it onto a trailer.
Makes sense to depend on the 911 system doesn’t it? If the law had
allowed I would have gone there to stop the thieves, but since I am not
a law enforcement officer all I could legally do (since they were not
threatening me personally) was to note license tag numbers, descriptions
of the thieves, time of day, and make a call to 911. If I had tried to
stop them the law says I would be assaulting the thieves (makes sense
right?). I can gather the information but, if I try to make a citizen’s
arrest, the criminal will have the right to sue me, although I cannot
think of a reason some lawyer would be glad to sue me. If for no other
reason, I invaded the criminal’s privacy and pursuit of happiness, I
guess.

Needless to say, if it were not for families such as mine, men of
principle like you and I, and the honest people of America defending
themselves, the criminals would be doing whatever they wanted and
anarchy would be the result. Not just a robbery of an empty home, but as
England and Australia have seen since the citizens have been disarmed by
the government, a horrendous increase in break-ins and physical harm of
honest people and their homes. The criminals don’t have to worry about
someone that has a gun in those countries anymore. After all, why should
they wait until the owners are gone?

I suppose I should tell you one more thing about myself and family (this
includes my twin sons as well as my wife too). First, I am a veteran
that took an oath to defend the US Constitution (and nowhere in the oath
did it say I had a time henceforth where the oath was invalid). My wife,
as a veteran, took the same oath, and my sons have already started
planning on which service to join. My oldest twin will go into the US
Army like I did, and my youngest twin will go into the Air Force as his
uncle did. Yes, I brought them up as American Patriots with a
determination to be Americans. They believe in the freedoms I do.

In the anti-gun Brady Bunch’s estimation, I am a bad father. What can I
say? I make a lousy victim, which is probably why I vote Republican most
of the time even though I am in Independent by nature. Scary thought
isn’t it? If enough Independents were to get together and vote the way
we feel, we would be the major party of America. There are Independents
in the Republican and Democratic Parties. They are the ones that are the
“swing voters”.

We should all be ready to defend our homes. I am lucky enough to have
had parents that believed in personal defense as well as the ability to
own and use weapons sensibly. I have been trained in defense and weapons
as long as I can remember. I have instilled this in my sons. They and I
believe in the ability not to sit and be victims. That includes watching
others become victims. That is why I have a low tech defense system. The
system works, is never out of action due to power loss, and best of all
not dependent on anyone except the home owners. If you decide to get a
home alarm system I suggest one like the one I use, of course the
weapons to back that home defense up, and the skills needed to use them.
It is a system that so far has never failed my family.

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