Oh she answered it. She took a long roundabout way to say, and I’m paraphrasing, “if something bad happens, you should have known better”.

So how is one prepared at all times if they're not packing heat or have a loaded gun in every room? You really haven't answered the question.

And I really think you have way too low of an opinion of others. I think more people have thought about these issues and developed some plans than you are giving people credit for.

Great summation.

If you think you have to keep a loaded gun in every room to be prepared, you're not. The "how to be prepared" information is readily available.



That's not the message I've gotten from Mr. Wallace. Are your tall pieces of furniture anchored to the wall? How about your hot water heater? Do you have clips on your cupboard doors so they won't fly open in an earthquake? How many days of water do you keep on your property? In your vehicle? How about a first aid kit with regularly taken medication? Keep one in your vehicle? Do you have automatic windows in your vehicle...how about a life hammer? Do you have re-inforced door jams in your home? Is your bedroom door hollow-core or solid wood? Is there a heavy duty lock on it? Do you keep it locked when you're asleep? If you have second story bedrooms, do you have a fire-escape ladder under each bed? Do you have readily available and working fire extinguishers on each floor? And so on...

The discussion was about home intrusions. So the lock on the bedroom door makes sense in the discussion, not so much the others.

[quote] How about bear spray? Do you keep canisters stashed in your bedroom and other rooms of the house?