{"id":67032,"date":"2016-12-08T17:11:08","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T22:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=67032"},"modified":"2016-12-08T17:11:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T14:11:58","slug":"time-long-take-execute-home-defense-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/time-long-take-execute-home-defense-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Time Yourself! How Long Does it Take to Execute Your Home Defense Plan?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My revolver, along with the container, the lock, and the key.<\/p><\/div>\n

Lately, I\u2019ve been thinking a lot about my home defense posture, you know, mulling over the obvious questions, what would happen if someone broke into my one-bedroom apartment? Would I be prepared to confront them and defend my lovely girlfriend and our\u00a0adorable puppy?<\/p>\n

While thinking about this question, I was reminded of what I’ve come to learn over the years which is that in order to successfully defend one\u2019s home, one needs the following:<\/p>\n

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  1. A basic proficiency in firearms,<\/li>\n
  2. The tools of the trade,<\/li>\n
  3. Additional security measures (alarms, dogs, motion-sensor lights),<\/li>\n
  4. A plan on how 1, 2 and 3 come together.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now, I have all those bases covered. However, as I began to reflect more and more what I realized is that there was, at least, one piece of critical information I was missing. That was, how quickly can I expect to execute my plan? To unpack that a little further, how quickly can I recognize the threat, arm myself, contact the authorities, find safety for my family and, if need be, confront the threat?<\/p>\n

    Time matters in these situations, right? Since, I live in a rather small and confined space, as mentioned, a one-bedroom on the third floor with only one point of entry\/egress (unless we opt to jump from the bedroom window, 30-feet to the ground below), I need to ensure I can act quickly should an intruder come busting through my door.<\/p>\n

    In a nutshell, I needed to practice my plan to see how long it would take me to execute it.<\/p>\n

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    An attempt to orient you with my bedroom. This is looking at my bed from the doorway.<\/p><\/div>\n

    To make this more educational, for you the reader, what I decided to do was to drill three different setups as it relates to my hardware (where and how I store my firearm). For lack of a better description, I\u2019m using an environmental theme and calling the setups: “high threat,” “low threat,” “no threat.” Now, don\u2019t get too hung up on the labels. One can argue that there is no such thing as a “no threat” environment, moreover that even if you lived in a safe, low-crime suburb, it still might be best to treat it like a high-threat environment. Anyways, all that\u2019s a conversation for a different day.<\/p>\n