Dear Editor,
After the tragic incident in Lusignan , I have decided to share some essential home defence ideas.
1) Talk to your family, your kids about a possible attack, develop a plan of defence.
If you hear gunshots nearby, lie flat on the floor and remain silent. Always keep a cell phone with credit in your room with emergency numbers stored in it and a flash light.
Have an emergency switch in your room that turns all the lights in the house off, remember the intruder will not be familiar with your house and this would delay them to get around.
2) Look at different situations in your home and ask yourself questions such as “How would I defend myself if someone kicked in the front door?”
Look for hiding places and teach your family how to react. Look at your home as a fortress and try to find the best defensible positions within it. Rehearse your plan
3) Have your escape routes planned out in the event that you can escape.
4) Have a safe room your house, a very secure room with a phone and a first aid kit.
Try to remain calm , remind yourself that the safety of your family depends on you
One last thing that a family might want is an alarm system or a dog that will bark. Self defence will do you little good if an intruder catches you sleeping.
Some mode of warning is necessary.
Yours faithfully,
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