I could of sworn we had a topic of this nature before, but I couldn't find it. There are a lot of new members here on the forum and i'd like to see if there are any new answers to this question. If you have ever had a break in before, how did you handle it? If you have never had your home broken into before, have you thought about how to handle it and if so how would you go about it? Sorry if you were home in the middle of the night sleeping and awoke to a noise of some glass shatter or a door being messed with.

If someone broke into my home and I was not there? Or if someone broke in and I was home?

Was I sleeping? Was I sitting in the living room? Was I out eating pizza?

Could you be more specific please?

I have the same question as above. More specifics are needed. There are too many variables. If I was there, they could either be posing a threat to my safety, or not posing a threat....both with different outcomes. If I was not there, it depends on HOW they broke in.

If i were home.... the bedrooms are upstairs. I would pull the hand gun out and flash light and peek down the stairs, call the local PD(speaker phone, keeps the hands on what really matters.), and basically scream get the f*ck out, i have a gun. I'd basically wait there until the cops arrive. If i got home while it was happening i would park the car at the end of the drive way preventing an escape, call the PD, and wait in the bushes.

 

I'm not about confronting thieves, but i will do what i have to if i have to.

It might be something like this

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG3PQwRBRgw&feature=related

My house was robbed a couple of years ago. Many homes in my area were getting hit at the time. They took a bunch of electronics, a gun belt, knives and a wooden box with magazines and speed loaders, ammo and other gun odds and ends. All my guns were secured in a safe and untouched. The cops dusted for prints, made their report and that was the end of it. What was taken was close in value to my homeowners deductible so I didn't bother reporting it to my ins. company.

 

 

I have a pretty good idea of who did it however , including his girlfriend who drove her Black Honda getaway car that day. The kid got out of jail last August after only serving 6 months for other burgleries in my area. I'm not the kind of guy to remember that stuff though and do anything about it.

Man, I hope it never happens. Assuming my wife and are in bed, we're the only ones home, I'd barricade my bedroom with a dresser door and call 911.

 

I agree with this: I'm not about confronting thieves, but i will do what i have to if i have to.

I'd like to add that these little chicken shits were hitting all the houses during the day while the homeowners were at work. Keep your doors locked and any valubles secured. They were also taking spare sets of car keys and returning later on and joyriding and destroying a few cars.

I'd hit the big red button next to my bed which turns on all the lights, releases the door latch on the dog's cage, and turns on the stereo which plays the theme from Apocalypse Now.

I'd hit the big red button next to my bed which turns on all the lights, releases the door latch on the dog's cage, and turns on the stereo which plays the theme from Apocalypse Now.

I can't tell if this is serious or a joke. If it's serious........teach me your ways.

I'd hit the big red button next to my bed which turns on all the lights, releases the door latch on the dog's cage, and turns on the stereo which plays the theme from Apocalypse Now.

 

 

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I'd hit the big red button next to my bed which turns on all the lights, releases the door latch on the dog's cage, and turns on the stereo which plays the theme from Apocalypse Now.

 

+1

Shoot on site.

I would assume the rack of a shotgun breaking the midnight silence should deter anyone.

I would assume the rack of a shotgun breaking the midnight silence should deter anyone who is reasonable and not under the influence of any drugs.

Fixed. I think this is important to state. In a break in, you should be prepared for ANYTHING. Do not expect someone to put their hands up and slowly walk out/wait for police. You should be READY for them to react in the worst possible way. I would honestly rather rack the gun in my room to ensure that a round is properly chambered, than expect to intimidate and have that freak of nature situation where the gun doesn't chamber. Intimidation factor is not worth my life.

Shoot on site.

 

No can do. U mite do life for that God forbid. Cmon you know better than that. This is NJ remember, you gotta have a whole checklist done before you actually shoot somebody.

I guess if an intruder made it through the dogs, i would take care of it with a flash..

I'd hit the big red button next to my bed which turns on all the lights, releases the door latch on the dog's cage, and turns on the stereo which plays the theme from Apocalypse Now.

 

 

Charge out with your M60 screaming "Charlie don't Surf!" ?

I would appeal to the rational side of the burglar. I would tell them that I too am suffering in this finincial crisis and that I don't have much to spare. I'd offer some cash and send them on their way - everyone is happy.

Or I'd grab the handguns, shotgun and phone in my room. My wife and I would go into our sons room and ensure that room is secure. My wife and son will stay there and she will call the police. I'll stay in the hallway and defend the family.

no body, no break in, no calls to the cops.

I'd grab the handguns, shotgun and phone in my room. My wife and I would go into our sons room and ensure that room is secure. My wife and son will stay there and she will call the police. I'll stay in the hallway and defend the family.

This is exactly what I would do if/when I have a family. My current house is smaller, 3 bedroom ranch. I can open my door, take two steps into the hallway and see the living room and walkway to the kitchen. Basically if I leave my room, I am near the BG. This won't stop me from leaving though, I would find it extremely hard to stay and wait in my room if I heard someone trying to break in/rummaging through my house.

My house was robbed a couple of years ago. Many homes in my area were getting hit at the time. They took a bunch of electronics, a gun belt, knives and a wooden box with magazines and speed loaders, ammo and other gun odds and ends. All my guns were secured in a safe and untouched. The cops dusted for prints, made their report and that was the end of it. What was taken was close in value to my homeowners deductible so I didn't bother reporting it to my ins. company.

 

 

I have a pretty good idea of who did it however , including his girlfriend who drove her Black Honda getaway car that day. The kid got out of jail last August after only serving 6 months for other burgleries in my area. I'm not the kind of guy to remember that stuff though and do anything about it.

 

HAHAA!!

If someone broke in I would leave and burn the house with that person in it.

Then call my insurance and the cops.

Fixed. I think this is important to state. In a break in, you should be prepared for ANYTHING. Do not expect someone to put their hands up and slowly walk out/wait for police. You should be READY for them to react in the worst possible way. I would honestly rather rack the gun in my room to ensure that a round is properly chambered, than expect to intimidate and have that freak of nature situation where the gun doesn't chamber. Intimidation factor is not worth my life.

 

Very true.

 

Just did some research and read on NCJRS that about 2/3 of the burglaries in the US are somehow drug related. Also make sure the ammo you consider firing is commercial and not some "custom home made deadly reload of your own concoction designed for the only purpose of killing burglars."

This actually happened to my Mom's house in 2004. I was away on business and she was at work and then some after work responsibilities when someone broke into our home. They apparently broke a basement window to get into our home(according to the detective's who investigated). I was extremely lucky because at that time I was working from home most days when I wasn't away on business so I would have been in the house had this been a normal day.

 

Since that day Mom has decided to get a burglar alarm system but it's not top of the line with things like Dirty Harry announcing "Go ahead....make my day punk!" when you enter illegally and activate the alarm system. Due to the economy, I am back living at Mom's house and this is just one of the reasons I want to purchase a firearm.We have a bar near our home and people often hang out there drunk after the bar closes increasing our risk. Also since this is the house I grew up in I remember when I was younger and many people used to climb over the fence from the bar parkinglot and hang out (uninvited) in our backyard.

 

Like one of the other members, our burglary took place during the day and the group of people involved had hit several other houses in the neighborhood. The only large thing that was taken was a laptop computer system and some jewelery that Mom had. Most of the things were small items but lots of them. My guess is our neighbors must have been away to not see the theives leaving our house with things in their hands.The detectives also said since they ate some chocolate that was in the fridge (yes they actually ate chocolate that was in the fridge while they were there)that the burglars were probably jonesing for a drug fix and needed money. Amazing though they had enough money to have a few beers at the bar near my house beforehand. ( That's where they apparently came from when they decided to rob our house)

 

Eventually the group got caught and were convicted of a string of robberies ( I believe somewhere around 70 in total throughout a several county area). Mom was still scared after the burglary and did not choose to do a victim impact statement or appear in court so I'm not sure how much time they served or are hopefully still serving.

 

If I were in the house today and the same thing happened I would definitely use my phone to call the cops. I don't have a firearm yet but I do have a rather large knife that I would arm myself with. (Hence why I want a gun)I'd have to get too close to someone to use a knife.

If I were to come home to find that my house was being broken into I would find some cover so that nobody could see me and I would call the police and have them enter the house before me. I would take note of any vehicles in the area that are unfamiliar as potential vehicles that they came in and have the police run those plates.

 

If I were in the house today and the same thing happened I would definitely use my phone to call the cops. I don't have a firearm yet but I do have a rather large knife that I would arm myself with. (Hence why I want a gun)I'd have to get too close to someone to use a knife.

If I were to come home to find that my house was being broken into I would find some cover so that nobody could see me and I would call the police and have them enter the house before me. I would take note of any vehicles in the area that are unfamiliar as potential vehicles that they came in and have the police run those plates.

 

wow, that's a really bad situation. Unable to arm yourself. It's amazing you can't even buy a pellet gun. Anyone in the world(Felons, illegals, foreigners, etc.) in PA can buy a top of the line Pellet gun that's as powerful as a .22 by walking up to the counter and buying it. No ID or anything...like buying a roll of toilet paper. NJ treats the same purchase as a criminal but in PA, no one cares. NJ laws suck.

I guess the key thing to succesfully defending yourself during a home invasion would be you getting the drop on him. You don't want the BG standing over you while your in bed still rubbing your eyes. An alarm or dog works well.

Racking a shotgun might scare him off, but it also gives away your position and the element of suprise if needed. If it works or not will depend on who has broken into your house. A normal person would run, but normal people don't break into other peoples houses.

The best thing to be is PREPARED !!!! Practice someone breaking into your house so You And Your Family Know what to do , have plans where to be , who is to call 911 and what room would be the safe room , preparedness is the KEY !!!!!!