3-Minute Home Defense Tactics
Rob PincusRob Pincus reviews the Fundamentals of Home Defense: Evade, Arm, Barricade, Communicate and Respond (as necessary) in just a few minutes. Starting your process of planning “home defense” doesn’t require days of classwork or a lifetime of study… simply understanding these five fundamentals can get you on the right track!
Home defense tactics is an incredibly important topic and it can be a very intimidating topic, especially for those who are just getting started and thinking about defending themselves or their family inside of their home. But in less than three minutes, we can get a good idea of the five fundamental elements of home defense. The first one I want to talk about is to evade. If you know that someone is trying to get into your home to hurt you, or maybe even if you become aware that someone is in your home and poses a threat and you can get out of the house, do so. If you can at least get out of the area of the house where they're making entry or where they are, you're going to be safer.
Get away from the bad guy, be where they're not. The second thing we want to talk about is the idea of arming yourself. Now, if you carry a firearm inside of your home, of course, you're always armed. You've got that defensive tool and you're ready to react in the worst case scenario. However, if you aren't always armed inside of the home you're going to want to use probably a quick access safe to make sure that we're deterring unauthorized access to the firearm but making sure that you can get it when you need it.
The next thing we wanna do is talk about barricading. If you are stuck inside of the home but you've gotten away from where the bad guy is, you've managed to get that defensive tool, that firearm ready. You need to make it harder for the bad guy to get to you. Close the door, lock the door, push something in front of the door. Maybe you've installed a deadbolt ahead of time in the bedroom door, the area where you know you're going to be barricading.
So you make it harder for the bad guy to get to you. The next thing I'm going to talk about is communicate. The idea of communicating primarily with the police is the idea that we want to make sure that while you're barricaded in that room, if they can get there, if they can chase the bad guy away or maybe deal directly with him inside of your home before you have to, that's a best case scenario. When you communicate with the police, you want to tell them a few things. You want to tell them where you are.
Don't count on caller ID. You want to tell them what's going on. You want to tell them that you're armed. You want to describe yourself. And you also want to describe the bad guy if you can.
This way, when the police show up, they already know the bald guy with the gray pants is the homeowner, is the good guy. And anybody else is gonna be seen as a potential threat. The last step, of course, is that you want to be ready to respond. Now the response, worst case scenario, ultimately is going to be actually using that firearm that you've put in your hands, that you've been training with, to defeat the bad guy, to stop him from hurting you once he's inside the room, once he's found you, once he's past the barricade. When you're thinking about training for that worst case scenario shooting situation, remember that you can be really ahead of the curve here if you're doing your training in a reality-based way.
If I'm in a barricaded position and I know from that position, it's 12 feet to the door, I need to go to the range and practice shooting at 12 feet so that I can be as prepared as possible for taking the exact shot I'm gonna need to take in that home defense situation. Home defense tactics is a big thing, and it is a big deal, but it's not something that you can't get a grasp on very quickly, very easily. You've got the five fundamental steps. Now, you know where to start. Go from here, look deeper and be prepared.
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Seen this several times. It contains great info that can not be stressed enough. I was glad to see it again, and again and again..... Thanks!!
Skip Evade, Barricade, and Communicate. If someone turns up inside my house in the middle of the night uninvited I'm communicating with my shotgun.
I disagree about leaving your house. I live in a forest, I would have no idea how many are out there, or where they are.. I am going to defend where I know I am safe! I am increasing security all the time. I am adding motion detector lights in strategic places. Main exit door with an off switch. Don't want to go out lit up.
Outstanding (short) video Rob...concise, well thought out, and to the point. Anyone who seriously contemplates home defense will/should quickly discover how many complexities there are. The folks that want to stand and deliver (versus a barricade option) may not be weighing things to their benefit (hmmm....they took my TV but I'm not spending 75K+ defending myself in court....that's a good deal).
I tend to agree with Rob so long as your confident in tactics and firearms. Many people are not. When someone invades your home you do not have to retreat, you have the right to confront with force if necessary. However, it might be a good idea to announce yourself, advise that your armed, and give them an opportunity to leave. No really wants to be in a firefight.
I don't think much about barricading yourself into the bed room and letting the bad guy take all your stuff while you are hiding in your closet. I think you should arm yourself and then go to the home invader and defend your home and property by putting them out of action.
Due to our Vice President's errant advice on home defense tactics to hundreds of millions of people via numerous news outlets, I'd add a #6 tactic.. to never fire a warning shot! If you have to pull the trigger on your weapon, then shoot to stop the threat. Warning shots are only used by the military in limited circumstances, not by police, security guards or homeowners.