Self Defense at Home - Invest in a Monitored Alarm System For Home Self Defense
Invest in a monitored alarm system for home self defense.
Monitoring companies offer these systems for fairly reasonable prices and in most areas.
Make sure to get and keep a police permit if you own an alarm system.
The object of an alarm system is not necessarily to have the police show up and arrest the suspect.
The object is to alert an intruder that there is an alarm system that notifies the police in the event of a break in.
Depending on where the alarm horn is installed your neighbors will be able to hear the siren and give some type of information to the police when they arrive if you are not home.
The siren is designed to wake you up as well if you are sleeping.
If you have ever heard a burglar alarm system it is a very shrill and piercing sound.
For many, the sound, first of all scares them so much their blood pressure rises and their pulse increases rapidly.
They get very jittery as the adrenaline rush comes on.
It could very well be that the designers of the sirens created a sound that is very hard on the human nervous system.
If you are awakened by the alarm do not go "downstairs" to investigate.
Many people have been seriously injured or killed by trying to scare off an intruder.
First access the situation.
If you can hear someone in your house immediately call the police.
Consider leaving your house if possible and go to the local police or fire station.
If you cannot hear anyone in the house, call the police anyway.
Lock the doors to the room you are in and turn on the lights.
Try to arm yourself with a self defense item in the room.
Start making noise to alert a possible intruder that there is someone in the house.
Stay put until the police arrive.
Most monitoring companies ask you to test the system periodically.
Some companies prefer you to test it even once a month.
Make sure to do this.
It will give you peace of mind that the system is working properly.
Better yet, come up with an emergency plan for your household and practice the plan when testing the system.
You can never be too prepared for a self defense encounter.
Monitoring companies offer these systems for fairly reasonable prices and in most areas.
Make sure to get and keep a police permit if you own an alarm system.
The object of an alarm system is not necessarily to have the police show up and arrest the suspect.
The object is to alert an intruder that there is an alarm system that notifies the police in the event of a break in.
Depending on where the alarm horn is installed your neighbors will be able to hear the siren and give some type of information to the police when they arrive if you are not home.
The siren is designed to wake you up as well if you are sleeping.
If you have ever heard a burglar alarm system it is a very shrill and piercing sound.
For many, the sound, first of all scares them so much their blood pressure rises and their pulse increases rapidly.
They get very jittery as the adrenaline rush comes on.
It could very well be that the designers of the sirens created a sound that is very hard on the human nervous system.
If you are awakened by the alarm do not go "downstairs" to investigate.
Many people have been seriously injured or killed by trying to scare off an intruder.
First access the situation.
If you can hear someone in your house immediately call the police.
Consider leaving your house if possible and go to the local police or fire station.
If you cannot hear anyone in the house, call the police anyway.
Lock the doors to the room you are in and turn on the lights.
Try to arm yourself with a self defense item in the room.
Start making noise to alert a possible intruder that there is someone in the house.
Stay put until the police arrive.
Most monitoring companies ask you to test the system periodically.
Some companies prefer you to test it even once a month.
Make sure to do this.
It will give you peace of mind that the system is working properly.
Better yet, come up with an emergency plan for your household and practice the plan when testing the system.
You can never be too prepared for a self defense encounter.
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