"George Wenzel" wrote in message
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A homeowner with a pistol (or the fear of a homeowner with a pistol) is
the
only guaranteed burglary deterent.

Bull****. Say you've got a house with no alarm and no dog. Want to find
out if there's a homeowner there with a gun? Use foolproof method: RING
THE DOORBELL. If nobody answers, then you don't have to worry about the
"guaranteed burglary deterrent" being a problem.

I NEVER answer my door unless I am expecting a visitor.


Oh, and don't forget that you vastly increase the chances that you or a
family member will get shot if you decide to keep a loaded weapon in your
house.


My wife and I are both well-trained in firearms and their use as it pertains
to home defense (hint: pistol = bad idea). No children by choice.

Guard dogs can be killed, alarms don't bother the smash-and-grab crooks,
burglar bars only slow the squints.

All of these methods are perfectly reasonable ways of making your house a
less desirable target than the one next to it, which is all you really
need to do to prevent break-ins. Crooks (for the most part) aren't
stupid - they'll target the house that looks like it's the least trouble
to get in and out of.

Regards,

George Wenzel
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George Wenzel, B.A. (Criminology)
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