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Old August 11, 2008, 10:11 AM   #3
Keltyke
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Location: Spartanburg, SC
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Get a GOOD alarm and use it. Train your kids, if old enough, when they hear the alarm, run to daddy's bedroom. Bunker down and call the cops. DON'T try to clear the house if you're not trained in it. If they're not old enough, you and Mom run to their room and bunker down there. Are the bedrooms upstairs or downstairs? What's the layout?

Get GOOD door and window locks. Deadbolts that go through to the 2x4 frame.

You're right, a shotgun with friendlies in the house is not a good idea. Get a large caliber revolver or semi-auto.

What's a GOOD alarm? I like CPI. You can have any number of control panels, all equipped with "panic" buttons. You can have an interior infrared setup(s), and alarms on any number of doors and windows. CPI has a whole house microphone/speaker system. When the alarm goes off, they're listening instantly and can hear pretty much anything that goes on in any room. After about 10 seconds, they'll come on the speaker and ask if everything's ok. They can hear your response from any room. "Intruder, call the police!"
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