I live in a small town on the outskirts of a small town. It is quiet here. Just the occasional car break in. I've accidentally left the overhead garage door open overnight and not had a theft tho.
We now have had a few home invasion burglaries in the valley towns, and yes, they involved known drug houses. We also had our first driveby... WTF?
Since we are retired and almost always home, unless at the doc, the biggest risks are from mentally ill or drunk trying to enter, or from random schits that just want our stuff or looking to do harm. Therefore, we have no yard signs, including the "Protected by S&W" which IMO advertises that there are guns to steal. We also have all doorways and yard lit at night (pizzes the neighbors off), and since Covid we started locking our doors during the day as well. We have a dog that is going deaf, so we might have to get Dog 2.0. *
If we need to for HD, we will utilize one of the 537.5 firearms that we keep handy, loaded, and available. Revolver, semi-auto pistols, AR pistol, shotguns. "Come on down!!"
* My stepdaughter that works for Idaho Parole Board just bought a rural property. She is often alone there, since her mate works the slope, and wanted a guard dog. Bought a German Shepard pup. Shoulda got a Belgian, that GS, 9 mos old now, is as big as a Great Dane but a total baby and coward, not even sure she would bark!!
We now have had a few home invasion burglaries in the valley towns, and yes, they involved known drug houses. We also had our first driveby... WTF?
Since we are retired and almost always home, unless at the doc, the biggest risks are from mentally ill or drunk trying to enter, or from random schits that just want our stuff or looking to do harm. Therefore, we have no yard signs, including the "Protected by S&W" which IMO advertises that there are guns to steal. We also have all doorways and yard lit at night (pizzes the neighbors off), and since Covid we started locking our doors during the day as well. We have a dog that is going deaf, so we might have to get Dog 2.0. *
If we need to for HD, we will utilize one of the 537.5 firearms that we keep handy, loaded, and available. Revolver, semi-auto pistols, AR pistol, shotguns. "Come on down!!"
* My stepdaughter that works for Idaho Parole Board just bought a rural property. She is often alone there, since her mate works the slope, and wanted a guard dog. Bought a German Shepard pup. Shoulda got a Belgian, that GS, 9 mos old now, is as big as a Great Dane but a total baby and coward, not even sure she would bark!!