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undeterred

(34,658 posts) Mon Dec 17, 2012, 08:55 PM Dec 2012

What do you rely on for home security? [View all]

I realize people may use more than one of the choices but I'm just trying to get an idea of how guns fit in to the way people think about their own safety.

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	Locks on doors and security on external property
	9 (16%)
	Home Security System
	7 (12%)
	One or more dogs or other animals
	15 (26%)
	Telephone to call 911
	0 (0%)
	Kitchen knife and a baseball bat
	0 (0%)
	Gun and the training to use it
	13 (23%)
	I live in a very secure building
	1 (2%)
	I live in a remote area
	3 (5%)
	I sleep with a weapon
	0 (0%)
	OTHER
	9 (16%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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What do you rely on for home security? [View all] undeterred Dec 2012 OP

I have a mastiff (nt) Recursion Dec 2012 #1

! Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #2

She's a sweetheart. She might lick a burglar to death Recursion Dec 2012 #4

that's a lot of pet! Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #10

Great for those days when the car won't start. n/t gkhouston Dec 2012 #19

Do you just saddle her up and ride to town? catbyte Dec 2012 #74

! unblock Dec 2012 #81

I all ways wanted a mastiff reverend_tim Dec 2012 #128

I want one sarisataka Dec 2012 #5

They have joint problems, it turns out Recursion Dec 2012 #9

Newfoundland/springer, cattle dog/boxer, and English shepherd XemaSab Dec 2012 #51

f-ning say no more! Guns would be overkill. 4_TN_TITANS Dec 2012 #145

Living in an area with a very low crime rate. gollygee Dec 2012 #3

That's the best! El Supremo Dec 2012 #30

I'd like to say... LP2K12 Dec 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Brickbat Dec 2012 #7

Positive thinking.... RichGirl Dec 2012 #8

Too bad that is fiction AlexSatan Dec 2012 #135

The fact that I am kinda big and don't look too smart and smell bad and scowl a lot struggle4progress Dec 2012 #11

What does your husband say about that? AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #55

Dunno. I'm really a boring straight dude. struggle4progress Dec 2012 #57

I WILL KICK BIG DUMB SMELLY SCOWLING STRUGGLE4PROGRESS ASS Skittles Dec 2012 #88

Watch it, or I will sicc my pal Skittles on you and then you will be sorry struggle4progress Dec 2012 #105

I've got a Pit Bull. baldguy Dec 2012 #12

Glad to see the animal option rates so highly. undeterred Dec 2012 #13

My dog, the guns are locked up and ammo in the shed. Autumn Dec 2012 #14

3 Cattledogs! Cattledog Dec 2012 #15

Agree! Myrina Dec 2012 #138

Bow and Arrow RetroGamer1971 Dec 2012 #16

I got cats kydo Dec 2012 #17

The "un-sub" undeterred Dec 2012 #22

well ... kydo Dec 2012 #52

Just googled it - means "unknown subject" undeterred Dec 2012 #61

i chose 'remote' which is true, but i also have a dog and a hubby NMDemDist2 Dec 2012 #18

Boy, you could be me except my husband's taller 6'4". But yeah, remote with dogs for me as well. riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #25

hubby locks the doors every night NMDemDist2 Dec 2012 #42

remote with dogs also. also have guns and training wife also has training loli phabay Dec 2012 #36

hubby and i both have training NMDemDist2 Dec 2012 #40

i have different guns for different situations. from sick animals loli phabay Dec 2012 #49

My Golden Retriever is not ver fierce footinmouth Dec 2012 #20

The Law of Averages...and a dead front lawn SoCalDem Dec 2012 #21

Nothing. I don't live in constant fear and paranoia. Sorry. tjwash Dec 2012 #23

You don't even lock your doors? Union Scribe Dec 2012 #103

Don't you know that you're supposed to live in fear of everybody and everything? Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #127

I live in a very small town where everyone's great-grandparents knew each other. eShirl Dec 2012 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #75

A yappy terrier and years of tactical weapons training NightWatcher Dec 2012 #26

Baseball bat, Gun, two hyper sensitive cats, and the laws of probability underpants Dec 2012 #27

I have a home security system. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #28

we thought about a home security system but the cops would take forever to get here loli phabay Dec 2012 #37

Spot. hunter Dec 2012 #29

Oh - dibs on pick of the litter please. I've always wanted one for my very own n/t UtahLib Dec 2012 #119

the lack of anything to steal n/t Enrique Dec 2012 #31

Dog... Kalidurga Dec 2012 #32

Just the locks on the doors in the winter locks on the windows HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #33

I have a dog who looks a lot more intimidating than she is, and I lock my doors. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #34

I had to choose other Superbot Dec 2012 #35

I don't rely on any one thing. Marinedem Dec 2012 #39

strong words former-republican Dec 2012 #38

You left out an option - Neighbors Glitterati Dec 2012 #41

Excellent point. undeterred Dec 2012 #71

neighbors can also be the very problem TorchTheWitch Dec 2012 #126

I really don't worry about it. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #43

I have two guns, but they are cased in a closet. The ammo I have is 16 years old and rzemanfl Dec 2012 #44

Locked doors, remote area, guns. mt rrneck Dec 2012 #45

Other: Not post about it on the interwebs. Matariki Dec 2012 #46

Multiple PD Turk Dec 2012 #47

I have a harpoon NoPasaran Dec 2012 #48

I lock my doors at at bedtime. Control-Z Dec 2012 #50

Home security system plus 4 cameras around Raine Dec 2012 #53

My dog scared off a burglar about 9 years ago. He's a Golden Retriever/Chow mix and 100% friendly. neverforget Dec 2012 #54

A BFD, a PDFD, and a LSTTSBFD Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #56

That last one is the one they have to worry about...... cliffordu Dec 2012 #85

some very hopemountain Dec 2012 #58

Statistics, not having anything worth stealing, strong community. politicat Dec 2012 #59

My fiancee is five feet four inches of the meanest tattooed lady in the whole neighborhood. Codeine Dec 2012 #60

really. They could break in and get cliffordu Dec 2012 #86

. . . Codeine Dec 2012 #94

Impenetrable vegetation, locked doors, attack cats, Hoplite style short sword, and finally... slackmaster Dec 2012 #62

Do your attack cats occasionally freak you out like mine do? You know, that sudden catbyte Dec 2012 #77

They usually freak out at things outside of the house slackmaster Dec 2012 #142

Secure building, door locks, 911, pepper spray, kitchen knife and heavy object for bludgeoning; kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #63

My kitties shall protect me...although, having one more like this might really help. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #72

Dead end street, easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #64

Large dogs and fire arms. eom. LeftofU Dec 2012 #65

There is a gun tucked under my mattress, but I went for 'gun and training' to seem dimbear Dec 2012 #66

Forgot about it since my declawed attack cat died last year. we can do it Dec 2012 #67

I have nothing worth stealing. roody Dec 2012 #68

Lock my doors and have a hockey stick in my bedroom blueamy66 Dec 2012 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #70

This isn't exactly the most aggressive looking picture and the brown one wouldn't hurt a fly Fumesucker Dec 2012 #73

Murder inc. cliffordu Dec 2012 #82

I have very good deadbolts on ohheckyeah Dec 2012 #76

A parrot... -..__... Dec 2012 #78

LOL. African Grey owner here. nt Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #111

I love Greys. -..__... Dec 2012 #114

Several of those things. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #79

I have a knife with a 9 inch blade. cliffordu Dec 2012 #80

Several of the above, actually... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #83

That's why I provided the option. undeterred Dec 2012 #96

Yeah...agreed. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #106

External what? Cobalt Violet Dec 2012 #84

COMMON FUCKING SENSE Skittles Dec 2012 #87

When I was a teenager, our 2 Siamese cats caught a Peeping Tom. catbyte Dec 2012 #89

Peeping Toms better not steal the smelts. undeterred Dec 2012 #97

Nothing. My dog luvs everyone and I haven't locked the doors for years. Kaleva Dec 2012 #90

I have a dog but she's a big coward. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #91

Locks on doors, a surly attitude, and an Estwing camper's axe: friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #92

Do you have a unibrow? undeterred Dec 2012 #98

No, but I do have hairy forearms... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #122

I sooth the hearts of invaders by using the power of interprative dance. nt ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #93

I knew I forgot an option. undeterred Dec 2012 #99

Interpretive dance has prevented more wars and other violent acts than all other options combined. ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #101

Locks, lights, noise, blades, a gun, odds, prayer. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #95

What are gun owners so afraid of anyway? BainsBane Dec 2012 #100

My kitty, but she is armed BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #102

i have blueknight Dec 2012 #104

My house is so ugly that no one bothers to come near it LeftInTX Dec 2012 #107

THE POLICE. Duh n/t arendt Dec 2012 #108

the police protect YOUR home? bossy22 Dec 2012 #121

If you live in an apartment --- RC Dec 2012 #109

2 dogs and we are armed. Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #110

Gun without training to use it. Jack Sprat Dec 2012 #112

I have a table leg and table top and I'm not afaraid to use it!! -..__... Dec 2012 #113

I count on Community more than anything DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #115

a bad bet when the ptb are doing everything they can to destroy community & any sense of the HiPointDem Dec 2012 #118

My chihuahua. He has a scary little bark. n/t cynatnite Dec 2012 #116

I rely on the kindness of strangers. A bad bet in these times. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #117

I Figure Life's Not Worth Living If I have To Security Check Everybody I Run Across... WillyT Dec 2012 #120

Gun-totin' Heidi Heitkamp lovin', horse-Ridin' Dakota librul cntrfthrs Dec 2012 #123

Akitas TorchTheWitch Dec 2012 #124

Neighbors and helping the people that live on the streets here. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #125

I lock my door...and that's it. Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #129

Not only do I not lock my door, I don't even have a key. cali Dec 2012 #131

My dog. She's a little Eskimo, but she's loud as hell when anybody comes near the door! NC_Nurse Dec 2012 #130

Live in a entrance controlled Seniors development... Hepburn Dec 2012 #132

Almost nothing quaker bill Dec 2012 #133

My Early Warning System is the dogs. hobbit709 Dec 2012 #134

I live in a remote area. LWolf Dec 2012 #136

Locks, an alarm system and 2 big ugly dogs. Myrina Dec 2012 #137

No two threats are the same; Layers of security...no single item is the answer. ileus Dec 2012 #139

We just lock the door. HappyMe Dec 2012 #140

Dogs, four of 'em. Two are mine, Greybnk48 Dec 2012 #141

Three dogs... a la izquierda Dec 2012 #143

I have guns but doubt anyone could get past the dogs 4_TN_TITANS Dec 2012 #144