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In reply to the discussion: So what's wrong with home security systems? [View all]quinnox
(20,600 posts)To gain some security. I have always thought the bedroom should have a heavy security door with heavy duty locks, and any windows should have reinforced shatter proof glass. The bedroom door should always be locked upon going to bed. So with these precautions an intruder in the house would have another layer of security to get through before you were in danger. Meanwhile, presumably you will have woken up from hearing the intruder or intruders rummaging around in the house. You won't panic, because you know you are not in immediate danger due to the extra security precautions around your bedroom. You calmly pick up the cell phone that you always keep charged by your bedside and call 911 to tell them there are intruders in your house and the police are on their way. I would invest money into this rather than the false sense of security you get from having a gun.
Of course most people are lax in real life about stuff like this, and if they even remember to lock the front door they will leave a convenient window either open or unlocked for anyone to sneak in during the middle of the night, and leave their bedroom door wide open.