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Re4mer · June 22, 2009, 10:20 PM

Honestly, Original poster you are lucky you didn't get yourself killed. The idea of yelling something like that out a window and then not having a gun on you or your doors locked is pretty nuts. I would agree that calling the cops would be a much better play because the cops may have gotten to them before they left but by scaring them off you impeded the police from doing their job. Understandably they may have gotten away anyhow but giving the cops more time to get there and getting yourself armed before confronting them would have been a WAY BETTER MOVE. Next time do this.

I don't really think there is a perfect order to doing these three just because you may be in different positions of the house trouble comes but here are the main three.

Secure family/self (in safe room)

Call police (cell phone by bedside is good)

Get Firearm handy (this usually should be kept in the safe room)

Whatever order they happen in all of the above should be done in under 60 seconds in most cases.

If you must "check the doors" do it last, after family is secure and police are already on their way and you have your gun out and ready. In reality the doors and windows should be always locked every night anyway so checking doors should be unnecessary.

June 22, 2009, 10:20 PM	#16
Re4mer Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2008 Posts: 240	Honestly, Original poster you are lucky you didn't get yourself killed. The idea of yelling something like that out a window and then not having a gun on you or your doors locked is pretty nuts. I would agree that calling the cops would be a much better play because the cops may have gotten to them before they left but by scaring them off you impeded the police from doing their job. Understandably they may have gotten away anyhow but giving the cops more time to get there and getting yourself armed before confronting them would have been a WAY BETTER MOVE. Next time do this. I don't really think there is a perfect order to doing these three just because you may be in different positions of the house trouble comes but here are the main three. Secure family/self (in safe room) Call police (cell phone by bedside is good) Get Firearm handy (this usually should be kept in the safe room) Whatever order they happen in all of the above should be done in under 60 seconds in most cases. If you must "check the doors" do it last, after family is secure and police are already on their way and you have your gun out and ready. In reality the doors and windows should be always locked every night anyway so checking doors should be unnecessary. Last edited by Re4mer; June 22, 2009 at 10:34 PM.