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mlincoln
I've got the bang! band! side of the home defense problem well covered, but after that horrible home invasion in CT recently I've been looking at my doors and windows. Three French doors in the house, and several ground level windows. Two of those windows are under the deck and totally out of sight. I imagine any wacko with a pair of boots could kick them in and be in my house in three seconds.

The guy at Lowes told me to screw sheets of lucite over the windows and used a weird screw (the wacko might have a regular screwdriver or a philips head, but not something weird). The guy at Lowes said that the lucite (or whatever it was) takes one heck of a beating to break and that we'd be a lot safer.

Probably to be the safest I'd replace the French doors with steel core ones and get a $2000 alarm system. Not sure I can afford that, that the wife would let me do it, or that the neighborhood Nazis would allow it.

Has anybody modified their home to be more burglar proof? Any suggestions?
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  • mlincoln
    It's in the middle of the night and you hear breaking glass and hushed voices. For some reason you know it's not any of your loved ones.

    What gun do you grab and why?

    Personally, I have a Remington 860 for that sort of situation. Hope it never comes up, but nothing says you mean business like the sound of a shotgun racking.

    NOTE: Meant "870" - my lousy typing skills strike again!!!![:D]
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  • dcon12
    I got a chihuahua. Don
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  • 11BravoCrunchie
    Put one of these out front:


    signs5.jpg
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  • Captplaid
    just buy more guns.
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  • Jake_S-83
    Put some giant huge dog turds in your front yard.
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  • spryor
    Cameras, hidden recorders, motion sensors..[:)]
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  • sig232
    A metal grill over the lower windows is a better way to go, in my opinion. Any plastic material can be defeated easily with the right tools. Lowes only carries 1/8" plastic material, not thick enough to prevent a home invasion.

    A good alarm system is a good thing to have on the whole house, installed with a perimiter system so you can set it while in the house at night.

    Backup with a big dog!![:0]
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  • Oren Rudder
    polycarbonate windows, kevlar curtains, chainlink fence, gimbal mounted ak's with 75 rnd clips and aiming camera and remote.
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  • Oren Rudder
    and guard dogs that when they bark bee's shoot out of their mouths.
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  • watrulookinat
    Why live behind bar's in your own home. Just get a fence and gate around your property and put up security lights at all corners of your home. Put an alarm in the house. And keep a dog outside.That way your perimeter is covered. Then have a cell phone and gun close by, real close. If they want to get in they will. You could always build a castle. [:D]
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  • spanielsells
    I prefer the James Bond alarm system. It was highlighted in For Your Eyes Only.

    Bad guy breaks window. Car explodes in his face.

    You could rig something similar in your house.
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  • ReloadCM
    I have bug spray and hair spray. I have bleach and vinegar. I have a tool chest with implements that would hurt if wielded toward anyone.
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  • watrulookinat
    NICE!! LOL.
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  • watrulookinat
    RELOAD, DO YOU HAVE A GUN TO GO ALONG WITH THE HAIR SPRAY?
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  • Jeepgod2002
    quote:Originally posted by watrulookinat
    RELOAD, DO YOU HAVE A GUN TO GO ALONG WITH THE HAIR SPRAY?


    or a lighter?
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  • Colt Super
    Dawgs inside and outside.

    Floods outside and lights inside that go on when you switch the floods on from your bedroom.

    Outside light around here make your house a target, if on all night.

    Doug
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  • catpealer111
    I have a moot with alligators and piranhas.
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  • JamesRK
    My basement windows are at ground level. I covered them from the inside with 3/4" plywood secured with #12 3-1/2" screws. It's still possible to break in, but it wouldn't be worth the trouble. You would need a chain saw or a pretty good ax. I figure if I'm home I'd hear the saw or the banging. If I'm not at home, I'd be glad to get rid of most of that junk in the basement anyway.
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  • xstuntman
    Spend the money on the alarm system and get all the bells and whistles. The peace of mind is great plus it'll knock your home owners down for burglary and fire. I also have low wattage floods under the eves of my house and a golden retriever that sounds fierce for such a wimp. Now I can hook up the camper and go anywhere and all my crap is okey-dokey from the bad guys who look for an easy target. Mike
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  • iwannausername
    May get lower insurance premiums if you have the alarm system...
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