Worst Case Home Invasion Scenario

cracked91 · September 28, 2009, 06:13 PM

Okay, well, while I am 100% for prevention, there is a scenario that I have been thinking about that pretty much has me stumped so Im looking for some input. So middle of the night you wake up to a strange sound. You glance up, and you can faintly make out a large man, standing right above your bed, with a knife, or even worse a gun, now besides ruining sheets, what can you do to defend against an intruder that is already in your bedroom ready to attack when you become aware of them?

Dragon55 · September 28, 2009, 06:19 PM

a gun......... you're pretty much at his mercy depending on caliber/gauge etc.

a knife........ you have some slim chance depending on where you have your weapon

Atrain9 · September 28, 2009, 06:20 PM

Duck!!!!
Or throw your cat at him.

Willie Lowman · September 28, 2009, 06:27 PM

Throw back the covers and spray him in the eyes!

orionengnr · September 28, 2009, 06:29 PM

Get a dog, and you will never be taken by surprise.
Better yet, get two or three.
I may be biased

Brian Pfleuger · September 28, 2009, 06:33 PM

Your only real chance is cooperation until you can get your hands on a weapon.

However, if you have ANY sort of security system in place then this scenario is a virtual impossibility. Even locked doors and windows will ensure that you have at least a few seconds warning. A dog will give you even more time, an alarm helps. The only way this scenario could really happen is if you have ZERO preparations in place. In which case, you won't likely have considered what to do in this scenario either.

drew747 · September 28, 2009, 06:41 PM

I agree with orionengnr. Get a dog or two. This is what happens when someone walks up to our house.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZIZ6a9mLZU

Beentown71 · September 28, 2009, 07:46 PM

Drew 747,

You must enjoy your dogs alot. My wife thought their vids were cute

Beentown

headbangerJD · September 28, 2009, 08:07 PM

practice on crying histarically and begging for your life

landcruzr · September 28, 2009, 08:11 PM

Dealing with what was presented:
I have heard of two schools of thought on this type of scenerio-
1) is to cooperate until you can put together some type of plan for escape or defense
2) is to fight, kick, scream, bite, punch, throw, and do anything possible to interupt the BG's plan and hope you scare him or confuse him eoough to get away or win the fight.
The key to either approach is to NEVER tell yourself that its over, and understand that this is probably going to hurt. But thats ok as long as you live!! Quitting is never an option in this scenerio
You always have two options......Win or Win!!!!!
It doesnt matter how-
Armed adversaries can be overtaken- So just do what has to be done!!!
The best way is the way that allows you to tell someone else what worked for you!!
Does that make any sense?

teeroux · September 28, 2009, 08:27 PM

Wear your gunbelt to bed.

Ricky · September 28, 2009, 09:07 PM

Get a dog, I'm not a big fan of "Kick Me" dogs but even a poodle will give you a s..t load of warning. Besides, nobody loves ya like your dog.
After a particularly long commute home one evening a guy met me at my car door after I pulled into my driveway. He was selling home alarm systems. I was tired and a bit grumpy and besides that I really just don't like door to door sales people. When he asked me if I was interested in a home alarm system I told him "I have a dog and a gun, I don't need a damn alarm system" I was very gratified to see him make tracks. Actually I live at the end of a court and I've got great neighbors, and a Labrador retriever.

ATW525 · September 28, 2009, 09:16 PM

"Bulletproof" blanket?

armed_preacher · September 28, 2009, 09:22 PM

Prevent what you describe. Motion detector in hallway to bedroom with the "sounding unit" right next to your bed. He'll run. If not you can have your gun in hand when he comes in.

rockway · September 28, 2009, 09:37 PM

I agree with several others on here. Get some dogs. If you are alergic then get an alarm system. Something else that we do is plant rose bushes in front of all the windows. It looks good for the landscaping and helps to prevent entry, atleast silent entry, from those points.

Longdayjake · September 28, 2009, 09:39 PM

One thing that I would strongly suggest is for everyone that carries a gun from day to day take a class on weapons disarming and retention. I think that training on how to disarm an assailant is just as important as learning how to shoot one. The more options you have in any scenario the higher the chance of surviving.

GojuBrian · September 28, 2009, 09:42 PM

I know karate, he stands no chance.

Maromero · September 28, 2009, 09:58 PM

That scenario has to be avoided at all cost. Window bars, steel gates securing doors, aluminum doors or solid wood doors, first class locks and dead bolts with stubbs, a gate separating the rooms from the rest of the house. An alarm system (cameras and movement sensors optional for being expensive) and or dog or two. You are most vulnerable when entering or exiting hour house.

Mikeyboy · September 28, 2009, 09:59 PM

If your wife is hot, tell the guy, "Hey you want my wife, its ok I just like to watch." When the guy is distracted , you grab your gun and shoot him.

If your wife is a ugly tell the guy, " You see what I'm sleeping with, do me a favor and kill me quick."

seed · September 28, 2009, 10:00 PM

I actually keep one in the bed right alongside me, under the sheets. I don't have one in the chamber though as it is an XD with no manual safety and I don't want to accidentally do something in my sleep. Perhaps a model handgun with manual and grip safety...Hmmm... Perfect excuse to make another purchase!

(Maybe I need a girlfriend actually...)

buck9 · September 28, 2009, 10:06 PM

I will know when anybody is in my driveway much less in the house . I have two boxers that bark at the slightest sound.

pax · September 28, 2009, 10:18 PM

Closed.

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...d.php?t=270787

pax

September 28, 2009, 06:13 PM	#1
cracked91 Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 2009 Posts: 385	Worst Case Home Invasion Scenario Okay, well, while I am 100% for prevention, there is a scenario that I have been thinking about that pretty much has me stumped so Im looking for some input. So middle of the night you wake up to a strange sound. You glance up, and you can faintly make out a large man, standing right above your bed, with a knife, or even worse a gun, now besides ruining sheets, what can you do to defend against an intruder that is already in your bedroom ready to attack when you become aware of them?

September 28, 2009, 06:19 PM	#2
Dragon55 Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2009 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 811	a gun......... you're pretty much at his mercy depending on caliber/gauge etc. a knife........ you have some slim chance depending on where you have your weapon __________________ sailing ... A way to spend lots of money and go real S L O W

September 28, 2009, 06:20 PM	#3
Atrain9 Member Join Date: October 9, 2005 Posts: 46	Duck!!!! Or throw your cat at him. __________________ Laws that forbid the carrying of arms... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.---Thomas Jefferson Last edited by Atrain9; September 28, 2009 at 06:23 PM. Reason: added to my comment

September 28, 2009, 06:27 PM	#4
Willie Lowman Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2009 Location: Uh-Hi-O Posts: 3,006	Throw back the covers and spray him in the eyes! __________________ "9mm has a very long history of being a pointy little bullet moving quickly" --Sevens

September 28, 2009, 06:33 PM	#6
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	Your only real chance is cooperation until you can get your hands on a weapon. However, if you have ANY sort of security system in place then this scenario is a virtual impossibility. Even locked doors and windows will ensure that you have at least a few seconds warning. A dog will give you even more time, an alarm helps. The only way this scenario could really happen is if you have ZERO preparations in place. In which case, you won't likely have considered what to do in this scenario either. __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley

September 28, 2009, 06:29 PM	#5
orionengnr Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2004 Posts: 5,173	Get a dog, and you will never be taken by surprise. Better yet, get two or three. I may be biased

September 28, 2009, 06:41 PM	#7
drew747 Junior Member Join Date: March 7, 2009 Location: By the Bay, WI Posts: 13	I agree with orionengnr. Get a dog or two. This is what happens when someone walks up to our house. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZIZ6a9mLZU

September 28, 2009, 07:46 PM	#8
Beentown71 Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2009 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,560	Drew 747, You must enjoy your dogs alot. My wife thought their vids were cute Beentown __________________ Μολὼν λάβε Time for the Mall Ninja list: Beretta 92fs, Springer XD9, High Standard Model HB, RRA bull bbl...aw heck with it time to go plink

September 28, 2009, 08:07 PM	#9
headbangerJD Senior Member Join Date: February 1, 2009 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 322	um? practice on crying histarically and begging for your life __________________ In the end, shot placement is king, penetration is queen and "stopping power" is the court jester. Everything else is one man's opinion.

September 28, 2009, 08:11 PM	#10
landcruzr Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2009 Posts: 122	Dealing with what was presented: I have heard of two schools of thought on this type of scenerio- 1) is to cooperate until you can put together some type of plan for escape or defense 2) is to fight, kick, scream, bite, punch, throw, and do anything possible to interupt the BG's plan and hope you scare him or confuse him eoough to get away or win the fight. The key to either approach is to NEVER tell yourself that its over, and understand that this is probably going to hurt. But thats ok as long as you live!! Quitting is never an option in this scenerio You always have two options......Win or Win!!!!! It doesnt matter how- Armed adversaries can be overtaken- So just do what has to be done!!! The best way is the way that allows you to tell someone else what worked for you!! Does that make any sense?

September 28, 2009, 08:27 PM	#11
teeroux Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2006 Posts: 1,512	Wear your gunbelt to bed.

September 28, 2009, 09:07 PM	#12
Ricky Senior Member Join Date: October 6, 2008 Location: N.California Posts: 408	1st line of defence Get a dog, I'm not a big fan of "Kick Me" dogs but even a poodle will give you a s..t load of warning. Besides, nobody loves ya like your dog. After a particularly long commute home one evening a guy met me at my car door after I pulled into my driveway. He was selling home alarm systems. I was tired and a bit grumpy and besides that I really just don't like door to door sales people. When he asked me if I was interested in a home alarm system I told him "I have a dog and a gun, I don't need a damn alarm system" I was very gratified to see him make tracks. Actually I live at the end of a court and I've got great neighbors, and a Labrador retriever.

September 28, 2009, 09:16 PM	#13
ATW525 Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2005 Location: Concord, NH Posts: 2,723	"Bulletproof" blanket?

September 28, 2009, 09:22 PM	#14
armed_preacher Member Join Date: February 17, 2009 Location: SW Colorado Posts: 78	Prevent what you describe. Motion detector in hallway to bedroom with the "sounding unit" right next to your bed. He'll run. If not you can have your gun in hand when he comes in.

September 28, 2009, 09:37 PM	#15
rockway Junior Member Join Date: August 4, 2009 Posts: 11	I agree with several others on here. Get some dogs. If you are alergic then get an alarm system. Something else that we do is plant rose bushes in front of all the windows. It looks good for the landscaping and helps to prevent entry, atleast silent entry, from those points.

September 28, 2009, 09:39 PM	#16
Longdayjake Senior Member Join Date: August 11, 2009 Posts: 619	One thing that I would strongly suggest is for everyone that carries a gun from day to day take a class on weapons disarming and retention. I think that training on how to disarm an assailant is just as important as learning how to shoot one. The more options you have in any scenario the higher the chance of surviving. __________________ If you need bullets for reloading give my website a look. www.rmrbullets.com

September 28, 2009, 09:42 PM	#17
GojuBrian Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2009 Posts: 303	I know karate, he stands no chance.

September 28, 2009, 09:58 PM	#18
Maromero Junior member Join Date: January 21, 2009 Location: Outside the continental U Posts: 752	That scenario has to be avoided at all cost. Window bars, steel gates securing doors, aluminum doors or solid wood doors, first class locks and dead bolts with stubbs, a gate separating the rooms from the rest of the house. An alarm system (cameras and movement sensors optional for being expensive) and or dog or two. You are most vulnerable when entering or exiting hour house.

September 28, 2009, 09:59 PM	#19
Mikeyboy Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2005 Posts: 1,231	If your wife is hot, tell the guy, "Hey you want my wife, its ok I just like to watch." When the guy is distracted , you grab your gun and shoot him. If your wife is a ugly tell the guy, " You see what I'm sleeping with, do me a favor and kill me quick."

September 28, 2009, 10:00 PM	#20
seed Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2004 Posts: 411	I actually keep one in the bed right alongside me, under the sheets. I don't have one in the chamber though as it is an XD with no manual safety and I don't want to accidentally do something in my sleep. Perhaps a model handgun with manual and grip safety...Hmmm... Perfect excuse to make another purchase! (Maybe I need a girlfriend actually...) Last edited by seed; September 28, 2009 at 10:05 PM.

September 28, 2009, 10:06 PM	#21
buck9 Member Join Date: April 24, 2009 Posts: 89	I agre with orionengnr I will know when anybody is in my driveway much less in the house . I have two boxers that bark at the slightest sound.

September 28, 2009, 10:18 PM	#22
pax Senior Member Join Date: May 16, 2000 Location: In a state of flux Posts: 7,520	Closed. http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...d.php?t=270787 pax __________________ Kathy Jackson My personal website: Cornered Cat

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