Expert Tips

Everyone has an opinion on which gun/caliber/action type is best for self-defense. Ask twenty shooters you will probably get as many different opinions. In the next few posts I will try to help you navigate the confusion with some simple facts and guidelines.

If you have watched the first three videos in my ‘Surviving A Defensive Encounter’ series, then you understand that the emotional and legal aftermath of defending yourself can be devastating to you and your family. It makes complete sense to have a room in your home where you and your loved ones can hunker down and summon help, allowing you to avoid a violent confrontation and its aftermath while the police handle your intruder.

Just as avoiding being chosen in the first place is our best defense outside our home the same holds true inside our home. So what steps can we take to make our home less attractive to criminals? Well first we have to think like our criminal. What is he looking for? Make no mistake criminals do their homework there are certainly crimes of opportunity but in many cases the criminal will recon a neighborhood looking for his target

Just as avoiding being chosen in the first place is our best defense outside our home the same holds true inside our home. So what steps can we take to make our home less attractive to criminals? Well first we have to think like our criminal. What is he looking for? Make no mistake criminals do their homework there are certainly crimes of opportunity but in many cases the criminal will recon a neighborhood looking for his target

The following is a snap shot of cities police officer/resident ratios you can view the full list at : http://www.governing.com/gov-data/safety- justice/police-officers- per-capita- rates-employment- for-citydepartments.html Number of Officers/10,000 Residents Source: 2012 Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Full-time Law Enforcement Employees