A Home Security Professional's Guide to Home Safety

Home safety is always a hot topic. It has come to the forefront again with the recent slaying of Washington Redskins player Sean Taylor. The story of Taylor's tragic death is really a common occurrence. It has only made the main stream media because Taylor was a star player for the Washington Redskins. For those of you that don't know the story, Sean Taylor was murdered in his home in front of his family. Taylor and his family were awakened in the night by sounds. Taylor got up to investigate. He took a machete that he kept under his bed with him. When he confronted someone in his house he was shot in the leg. He died the next day.

It should come as no surprise that this happens more often than people think. As a police officer I respond to calls on a weekly basis where people have confronted someone who has broken into their homes. Sometimes it occurs just as it happened with Sean Taylor, other times people come home and interrupt a crime that is in progress. Most times the criminal will run out of the house, but other times the act turns violent. This can be because the criminal has a weapon or the victim has a weapon. Either way, when weapons become involved it will usually end badly. I am in no way advocating repealing the 2nd amendment. Protecting yourself is every Americans right and I fully support that, I am just noting that when a gun is involved there can be no happy ending. Even when the person killed is the criminal, the person that pulled the trigger has to live with that.

There are many ways to protect yourself and these are just some of them. By implementing these tips you can keep your home safe and secure and should someone break into your home, some of them can keep your family safe during this scary event.

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