*Excerpt from “Reducing Criminal Curb Appeal” by Scott W. Wagner
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/spring-training-challenge-week-3-home-security/
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/spring-training-challenge-week-3-home-security/
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How are you fortifying your home during this time when a lot of us are sheltered in place?
Beefing up home security isnt that hard if you have simple tools on hand. Replace the strike plate screws on your door with 3" drywall screws, make it harder for people to gain access to windows, simple steps
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Great information. My landlord doesn’t allow a dog but I feel that security system sirens are just as shocking to a burglar as a big dog’s bark is.
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I have the bump outs on my windows that only allow them to open 3" when the bump outs are out. I can push them in and open my windows all of the way. I LOVE those bump outs in the middle of summer 
Do you use any sort of brace to keep sliding windows or doors closed, @Hunter4?
I live in apt. My door have bolt lock which I am happy. I keep my handgun inside holster under my mattress. My neighborhood is not bad. But I am still keep my eye on or around the apt just in case because of shut down.
Sorry for the late reply but I’m still on the short side of the learning curve of how this works. For what it’s worth…we reinforced our front door that already has a deadbolt by adding a ring doorbell and a door bull to reinforce the frame, a two-by-four and brackets on the exterior side garage door (the roll up door has a lever lock on the frame), 105 DB door sirens at both rear french doors, and we have window bumps on every window.
We also have a retired CHP across the street with exterior cameras and our neighbor adjacent to us is always home and on the watch.
Thank you USCCA for some of those suggestions that were used in this project.
Forgot to mention we have outside lighting covering 360°, no landscaping covering access or visual points and a couple lights indoors on the timer.
We always keep the blinds shut after the sun goes down, and everybody knows not to answer the door unless they know who it is.
A serious number of cameras, another serious number of window alarms, upgraded all doors with steel cores.Then additional security doors so even if I open my internal doors, there’s still a locked security door so no one can get a foot in the door and claim assault when I shut the door. All hooked together and monitored, I’m in the process of getting doubled panel Hurricane windows, and regular wedge braces for doors and braces for windows.
Plus canine alarms in my room.
Alabama is a one party consent state as far as recording, plus I have the warning set up at mailbox, at property line all doors, and at the top of stairs
How does that work when the top can slide down just as easily as the bottom slides up?
You don’t live in Hurricane Country, perchance? Hurricane windows are effectively bulletproof. They don’t slide if you don’t want them to.
The braces, blocks, alarms and such are just to make sure I am awake to give you a warm Southern welcome.
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