Sun Dec 23, 2012, 04:21 PM

Some home defense alternatives

Slingshot: A steel ball bearing in the head will bring down an intruder.
Crossbow: This could easily be fatal.
Bow and arrow: It worked on Custer.
Baseball bat: If you know where to hide and can hit from behind, why not?
Broadsword: If the intruder is unarmed someone with a good sword can bring him down with just a little training. Even a light fencing foil can be awfully intimidating if you file off the button and learn how to use it.
Cellphone: Just hide and call 911. You do know where to hide in your house, right?
Super Soaker water gun loaded with something nasty that would hurt the eyes, but not damage the furniture, like strong soap, or tabasco sauce.
Darts: Could be anything from very painful (in the knees) to very fatal (in the face or head)
Blow gun: And you probably wouldn't even need poison darts.
Tranquilizer gun: It worked on werewolves for Buffy, why not on intruders?
Laser pointer in the eye. A burglar sneaking in at night, temporarily blinded by a laser pointer could then be clubbed with a baseball bat before he saw it coming.
A Panic Room: Expensive, and you'd need time to get into it.

What other ways can we come up with to defend your home and family without needing assault rifles?

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164 replies	Author	Time	Post
Some home defense alternatives (Original post)	Speck Tater	Dec 2012	OP
ghost pepper... grow it yourself hotter than military grade pepper spray	oldhippydude	Dec 2012	#1
No kidding!	zappaman	Dec 2012	#6
acually i'm betting those were not ghost pepper	oldhippydude	Dec 2012	#15
And don't go to the bathroom without washing your hands throughly.	Auntie Bush	Dec 2012	#29
.!! Recommend!!	lastlib	Dec 2012	#59
i have already made that mistake with green chilis i would not want make it with something that hot.	oldhippydude	Dec 2012	#62
I once made that mistake with Mentholatum heating rub.	Speck Tater	Dec 2012	#76
What about Trinidad scorpion peppers?	derby378	Dec 2012	#57
Door locks?	NoOneMan	Dec 2012	#2
What a concept. nt	LWolf	Dec 2012	#24
If someone wants to get into a house a normal door lock will not slow them. (nt)	Posteritatis	Dec 2012	#48
true. we have a much better method than a normal lock tho, for our garage.	Whisp	Dec 2012	#163
Wasp spray . . .	fleur-de-lisa	Dec 2012	#3
I have a can on each floor landing in my house, and in my bedroom. n/t	Mira	Dec 2012	#80
Everyone is forgetting the one that is most effective - even more effective	Fawke Em	Dec 2012	#4
Except for those of us allergic to dogs.	fleur-de-lisa	Dec 2012	#9
Then get a "Bo."	Fawke Em	Dec 2012	#19
Yep, I'm allergic to dogs	laundry_queen	Dec 2012	#92
I appreciate the suggestion, but . . .	fleur-de-lisa	Dec 2012	#100
Absolutely!	StarryNite	Dec 2012	#20
Yep! My dog won't let anyone near my house	NashvilleLefty	Dec 2012	#43
Problem is that I am so attached to my border collies	exboyfil	Dec 2012	#54
I have a Rottie mix, and he don't bark for nothing	GobBluth	Dec 2012	#63
my Akitas rarely ever bark either	TorchTheWitch	Dec 2012	#141
I WISH he barked more	GobBluth	Dec 2012	#146
These are a little more effective	meow2u3	Dec 2012	#103
my local police just got its first K-9	TorchTheWitch	Dec 2012	#140
Not more effective than a gun.	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#105
A lot of people can't have a dog for financial or logistic reasons. nt	rrneck	Dec 2012	#115
Dagger. Big 6" knife	SWTORFanatic	Dec 2012	#142
Jesus Is Watching You	hobbit709	Dec 2012	#149
Pies!	zappaman	Dec 2012	#5
Lulz	Champion Jack	Dec 2012	#152
Pepper spray is usually very effective.	backscatter712	Dec 2012	#7
The laser pointer would be good for cat burglars. n/t	rucky	Dec 2012	#8
Thank you	zappaman	Dec 2012	#10
Yep. Get em running around in circles till police arrive.	Hoyt	Dec 2012	#14
lmao	RedCappedBandit	Dec 2012	#51
Big dogs. n/t	Bonhomme Richard	Dec 2012	#11
Doesn't have to be big! My little Jack Russell would eat them alive or make them wish they weren't.	Auntie Bush	Dec 2012	#33
From what I hear, dogs are very effective.	backscatter712	Dec 2012	#69
If you are specifically targeted for some reason you have ......	Bonhomme Richard	Dec 2012	#81
Is this a joke? All those are laughably pathetic alternatives to assualt weapons n/t	Taitertots	Dec 2012	#12
Depends what your objective is.	undeterred	Dec 2012	#22
My objective is to protect myself and my loved ones	Taitertots	Dec 2012	#27
Stay back! I've got a dart!	Coyote_Tan	Dec 2012	#55
You better not, I'll shine you in the eyes with a laser pointer n/t	Taitertots	Dec 2012	#67
More like "Lay there on the floor with a dart between your wide open eyes...	Speck Tater	Dec 2012	#77
Hmm...	Coyote_Tan	Dec 2012	#98
my reason for keeping a home defense	TheMoreYouKnow	Dec 2012	#44
Well don't you think having a weapon makes it more likely you'll be the first one shot dead?	undeterred	Dec 2012	#66
didn't happen the first time my door was	TheMoreYouKnow	Dec 2012	#72
No. I know how to use my gun.	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#106
Not true...	cbrer	Dec 2012	#39
With all the talk	Jim Warren	Dec 2012	#13
I have	guardian	Dec 2012	#86
Not to argue	Jim Warren	Dec 2012	#88
in subsequent years	guardian	Dec 2012	#90
Hockey stick	blueamy66	Dec 2012	#16
Baseball bat for me...	a la izquierda	Dec 2012	#65
Sounds good to me	blueamy66	Dec 2012	#99
A few more alternatives	guardian	Dec 2012	#17
You forgot Yoko Ono music.	undeterred	Dec 2012	#23
That would be very effective	guardian	Dec 2012	#85
Or, I could read your post to them!	LongTomH	Dec 2012	#70
a dane cook dvd	arely staircase	Dec 2012	#134
I think "Mandy" is banned from civilian use by a UN treaty. nt	hack89	Dec 2012	#164
mean face?	crazyjoe	Dec 2012	#18
Quietly walk out back door and wait for them to leave.	rgbecker	Dec 2012	#21
Why is there an assumption	LWolf	Dec 2012	#25
Probably the last thought of many violent crime victims .....	oldhippie	Dec 2012	#45
The only violent crime	LWolf	Dec 2012	#97
You are a lucky person	FrodosPet	Dec 2012	#109
Theft isn't necessarily violent.	LWolf	Dec 2012	#121
Sadie Mae and Nakita.	99Forever	Dec 2012	#26
That works, as long as no one ever has bologna or dog treats	Taitertots	Dec 2012	#28
Come try any of those, anytime you feel like it.	99Forever	Dec 2012	#35
What makes you think I would ever want to?	Taitertots	Dec 2012	#56
You keep tellin' youself that.	99Forever	Dec 2012	#73
Keep telling yourself that you are safe because you have two animals protecting you	Taitertots	Dec 2012	#83
What a ridiculous argument. n/t	99Forever	Dec 2012	#95
Not ridiculous at all. Just poorly stated.	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#110
Only...	99Forever	Dec 2012	#116
Can your dog run faster than 1485 feet per second?	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#124
Sure you did.	99Forever	Dec 2012	#135
That it took me less than one second to draw a pistol is unbelievable to you?	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#137
Ri-dic-u-lous.	99Forever	Dec 2012	#148
Not true, as proven by Mythbusters.	NashvilleLefty	Dec 2012	#47
90 pound hybrid wolf	wyldwolf	Dec 2012	#30
Had one of those years ago.	99Forever	Dec 2012	#36
I've owned 3 in my life...	wyldwolf	Dec 2012	#37
The one that owned me...	99Forever	Dec 2012	#42
Is the dog's name Prius?	Remmah2	Dec 2012	#150
Timber (and Tasha and Jenna)	wyldwolf	Dec 2012	#153
My neighbor babysits a hybrid wolf-shepherd.	Remmah2	Dec 2012	#154
Aunt? Is that you...	abelenkpe	Dec 2012	#129
A prayer	StayFunky	Dec 2012	#31
A trap door under which	Drale	Dec 2012	#32
I like that one! nt	oldhippie	Dec 2012	#46
How about a really scary mask?	flvegan	Dec 2012	#34
Justin Bieber full volume on the stereo?	wyldwolf	Dec 2012	#38
LEGOs !! If the criminal is barefoot	trocar	Dec 2012	#40
LOL!	abelenkpe	Dec 2012	#127
home defence	winetourdriver	Dec 2012	#41
Only federally licensed veterinarians	Nevernose	Dec 2012	#49
the tranqs usually contain nicotine	LiberalEsto	Dec 2012	#58
Home defense is usually implied to mean a home invasion	former-republican	Dec 2012	#50
How about a semi-auto clip fed slingshot?	flvegan	Dec 2012	#52
If you don't want to have gun in your home.	former-republican	Dec 2012	#60
This would be even better if...	Speck Tater	Dec 2012	#78
A loud alarm system that also alerts the police station to a breach of security.	JaneyVee	Dec 2012	#53
Bear Attack Deterrent	womanofthehills	Dec 2012	#61
Bars on all the windows, steel-lattice reinforced glass, triple-locked steel doors.	Spider Jerusalem	Dec 2012	#64
The son of one of our neighbors was shot in a drive-by shooting back in the late '80s or early '90s.	JDPriestly	Dec 2012	#75
Bars may keep intruders out, but they also keep you in, in case of fire. People have died that way.	RC	Dec 2012	#131
A double-barreled shotgun with buckshot n/t	Pryderi	Dec 2012	#68
I'll stick to my 45,40,9mm, 223 or 12ga.	ileus	Dec 2012	#71
Get along really well with your neighbors, well enough that you can call them in an emergency.	JDPriestly	Dec 2012	#74
N-O-T-H-I-N-G	cali	Dec 2012	#79
I'm with you. In 67 years I've NEVER been in ANY situation where I needed a gun.	Speck Tater	Dec 2012	#87
Can you give an absolute guarantee that anyone else will have your good luck? N/T	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#125
Helen Keller put it best...	Speck Tater	Dec 2012	#144
So it is a matter of probabilities then.	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#155
Bottom line...	Speck Tater	Dec 2012	#156
Your choice. In a Texas small town you can pretty much assume that every home has a gun. N/T	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#157
And Texas is a place I stay far away from. nt :)	Speck Tater	Dec 2012	#159
"What the fuck is all this insane concern?"	ecstatic	Dec 2012	#91
uh, no. I grew up in a town near Newtown	cali	Dec 2012	#93
Right? This thread sounds like the fear-filled republicans	adigal	Dec 2012	#151
I'm not interested in any alternatives. I'll stick with my 9 mm.	badtoworse	Dec 2012	#82
Moat.	TwilightGardener	Dec 2012	#84
The only decent option on that list is to hide and call 911 (if living alone)	ecstatic	Dec 2012	#89
I'll just use my 5.56 carbine...	jal777	Dec 2012	#94
Can't we just like... get a werewolf from Buffy?	Fla_Democrat	Dec 2012	#96
Fake TV . . .	fleur-de-lisa	Dec 2012	#101
A large camera flash	formercia	Dec 2012	#102
Remember the scene in Rear Window?	kentauros	Dec 2012	#108
That wouldn't work.	HappyMe	Dec 2012	#111
Care to elaborate?	kentauros	Dec 2012	#113
Sure they won't see anything.	HappyMe	Dec 2012	#114
No, I don't think that they won't fight back.	kentauros	Dec 2012	#117
I'm 5', 110lbs.	HappyMe	Dec 2012	#118
I guess you've never been tangled in a net before	kentauros	Dec 2012	#119
You have obviously never had an encounter with a violent criminal before. N/T	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#126
No I haven't.	kentauros	Dec 2012	#133
Your choice. I respect your right to that choice, although not the choice itself.	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#138
I think you're implying that you've been through that,	kentauros	Dec 2012	#139
Real world violent crime is very different from your theory.	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#143
Slingshot? Are you serious?	Bake	Dec 2012	#104
House Alarm	shintao	Dec 2012	#107
Alarms are of little use against home invaders.	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#112
Time and Distance to React -	haele	Dec 2012	#120
You could try a sternly worded letter, that always works well. n/t	hughee99	Dec 2012	#122
Dwight Schrute, is that you?	arely staircase	Dec 2012	#123
Cameras and lights outside are said to be the best	abelenkpe	Dec 2012	#128
Nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.	leveymg	Dec 2012	#130
Hmmm. A guard ROBOT sounds like a good idea to me.	Speck Tater	Dec 2012	#145
It's doable.	rrneck	Dec 2012	#147
Bad limericks. That will stop any intruder in his tracks.	BlueStreak	Dec 2012	#132
Dogs.	mzmolly	Dec 2012	#136
You never go to a gun fight armed with a knife -	lynne	Dec 2012	#158
Probably the best first line of defense	Speck Tater	Dec 2012	#160
I like these	guardian	Dec 2012	#161
A Dog and an alarm system and I sleep soundly every nite. Both will cause the intruder to leave.	jillan	Dec 2012	#162

Response to Speck Tater (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 04:24 PM

oldhippydude (2,514 posts)

Some home defense alternatives

1. ghost pepper... grow it yourself hotter than military grade pepper spray

6. No kidding!

15. acually i'm betting those were not ghost pepper

29. And don't go to the bathroom without washing your hands throughly.

59. .!! Recommend!!

62. i have already made that mistake with green chilis i would not want make it with something that hot.

76. I once made that mistake with Mentholatum heating rub.

57. What about Trinidad scorpion peppers?

2. Door locks?

24. What a concept. nt

48. If someone wants to get into a house a normal door lock will not slow them. (nt)

163. true. we have a much better method than a normal lock tho, for our garage.

3. Wasp spray . . .

80. I have a can on each floor landing in my house, and in my bedroom. n/t

4. Everyone is forgetting the one that is most effective - even more effective

9. Except for those of us allergic to dogs.

19. Then get a "Bo."

92. Yep, I'm allergic to dogs

100. I appreciate the suggestion, but . . .

20. Absolutely!

43. Yep! My dog won't let anyone near my house

54. Problem is that I am so attached to my border collies

63. I have a Rottie mix, and he don't bark for nothing

141. my Akitas rarely ever bark either

146. I WISH he barked more

103. These are a little more effective

140. my local police just got its first K-9

105. Not more effective than a gun.

115. A lot of people can't have a dog for financial or logistic reasons. nt

142. Dagger. Big 6" knife

149. Jesus Is Watching You

5. Pies!

152. Lulz

7. Pepper spray is usually very effective.

8. The laser pointer would be good for cat burglars. n/t

10. Thank you

14. Yep. Get em running around in circles till police arrive.

51. lmao

11. Big dogs. n/t

33. Doesn't have to be big! My little Jack Russell would eat them alive or make them wish they weren't.

69. From what I hear, dogs are very effective.

81. If you are specifically targeted for some reason you have ......

12. Is this a joke? All those are laughably pathetic alternatives to assualt weapons n/t

22. Depends what your objective is.

27. My objective is to protect myself and my loved ones

55. Stay back! I've got a dart!

67. You better not, I'll shine you in the eyes with a laser pointer n/t

77. More like "Lay there on the floor with a dart between your wide open eyes...

98. Hmm...

44. my reason for keeping a home defense

66. Well don't you think having a weapon makes it more likely you'll be the first one shot dead?

72. didn't happen the first time my door was

106. No. I know how to use my gun.

39. Not true...

13. With all the talk

86. I have

88. Not to argue

90. in subsequent years

16. Hockey stick

65. Baseball bat for me...

99. Sounds good to me

17. A few more alternatives

23. You forgot Yoko Ono music.

85. That would be very effective

70. Or, I could read your post to them!

134. a dane cook dvd

164. I think "Mandy" is banned from civilian use by a UN treaty. nt

18. mean face?

21. Quietly walk out back door and wait for them to leave.

25. Why is there an assumption

45. Probably the last thought of many violent crime victims .....

97. The only violent crime

109. You are a lucky person

121. Theft isn't necessarily violent.

26. Sadie Mae and Nakita.

28. That works, as long as no one ever has bologna or dog treats

35. Come try any of those, anytime you feel like it.

56. What makes you think I would ever want to?

73. You keep tellin' youself that.