How to harden your home from a mob.

[Southpaw]

Regarding booby traps.....

Research "set guns" which are set up to fire at an intruder. The law deals very harshly with those who set dangerous devices even if the injured/dead party was committing a crime when injured. You are asking for serious trouble!

Here's a typical case:

Booby Trap Nailed Crook, and His Victim - Los Angeles Times

Flash

Many residents express outrage that a man could go to jail for guarding what's his. Authorities are equally riled--at the idea that anyone would value property above life, would set a potentially lethal trap to keep a burglar away from his stuff. Miller should have worked with the sheriff, they say. He should have tried Neighborhood Watch. He should have been patient, let the system catch the crook.

I don't see a thief's life as much, personally.

 

[London]

idea that anyone would value property above life

The value of your property can be counted in how many hours of life you traded for it. You give your life to an employer so you can trade the money he gives you for property. Anyone who steals from you is, in a roundabout way, also stealing the hours of your life.

No sympathy for dead thieves.

 

[London]

These look fun:

AmericanSpecialtyAmmo.com

 

[TheDan]

I'd like to plant berry bushes along fence lines. They are usually prickly and provide food also. Fruit and pecan trees will be part of my plan also.

Hey! You stole my idea

 

[Sapper740]

These look fun:

AmericanSpecialtyAmmo.com

yep. Check out Hi-Vel too at Catalog

 

[Sapper740]

Kodiak Wildlife products 12 gauge bearbangers,12 gauge scare pyrotechnics | www.macecanada.com sells 12 ga. Bear Bangers which are not to be confused with Shellcrackers The Original Shellcracker Shell crackers are now controlled and are only available to commercial users or authorized persons and must be stored in a magazine. Bear bangers are still legal for non-commercial purposes, though probably not for use as defensive rounds which one of our legal experts here can confirm either way. Prior to the BATF&E re-classifying shell crackers, my Vietnam War reenactment group used them in reproduction M79s built on break-open single barrel shotguns. Completely harmless fun and the crowds loved them at show battles but, well, thank God we've got the Nanny State to protect us from ourselves.

 

[Sapper740]

The value of your property can be counted in how many hours of life you traded for it. You give your life to an employer so you can trade the money he gives you for property. Anyone who steals from you is, in a roundabout way, also stealing the hours of your life.

No sympathy for dead thieves.

Yep, besides, it's Biblical: Exodus 22: 2-3 If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him, but if the sun has risen on him, there shall be bloodguilt for him. He shall surely pay. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

 

[superchief]

I've wondered about the quickness that hardening could be put up. I'd like to figure out how to be able to throw up 1/2 or 3/4 in plywood over the windows/doors. I've thought about sinking some bolt anchors in the corners of the windows. Poke a corresponding hole in each corner of the plywood. then, if the shtf, the bolt hole for the plywood is already in place. you could lift the plywood in place (with help) and just screw the bolts in the hole.