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1. When calling 911, remember the rapid response phrase.... " White Woman in trouble!!!" you will hear sirens right away.
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1. When calling 911, remember the rapid response phrase.... " White Woman in trouble!!!" you will hear sirens right away.
No. Hot super model with a dozen donuts needs assistance.
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2. Who the hell is " Flava" and why does he spell it that way?
I grabbed my mace spray nearby...
Also keep in mind, what would you do if there was more than one attacker? Your can of mace might not affect the other attacker and then you will be up shit creek without a paddle.
The real lesson is that when your home your gun should be with you and not in a safe in another room.
Sure you should have it at the ready, but why wait until you have to use it to repel a potential attacker? When I conceal carry in public I don't just think to myself OK I'm safe I have something I can use to defend myself! NO, this is just my last resort. To be quite sure: in my mind if I have to draw it it's already too late, my tactical / security plan has somehow failed, or I've been surprised, and nobody likes this kind of surprise.
Why not install some additional exterior lighting to decrease hiding areas for would be intruders?
Why not install some security cameras? Logitech Alert makes some decent ones, and it's a turnkey solution.
Why not fortify your doors so that someone can't just kick it in? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXOxOo8fiE8
Why not clear shrubbery to give you more visibility?
Why not fortify windows so they can't just be smashed?
If you want to feel same in your home, do something about it. The steps I've outlined above probably cost less than 1000$ in total depending on the size of the home. Hell if I were this concerned I'd hire a security consultant if I could afford it to do a security review of my home.
That night the elderly neighbors tell me they saw him pull in and sneak into the house - they knew I was home and were giving him a couple minutes to get out and then they were going to call the cops.
My suggestion: rig up a holster to your wheelchair for your handgun on your strong side and a mag holster (s) with as many extra mags as you feel you need. Since you are always in the wheelchair, you will always have quick access to your handgun and you will still meet the dumb storage rules (since you are in control of it).
Glad to hear everything turned out alright.
After looking at the ScotWorks video more, I'm still not sold on that for a "wheelchair holster". Terrific idea, but it still looks just a little clunky to me. Plus it looks like it would add to the overall width of my wheelchair. I can barely squeeze through some doorways now. I don't want to roll with a fanny pack either. Very gay. Ideally I'd like something a little more discreet but still accessible for me. I'll keep looking.
Thanks for all the prompt responses and ideas.
I just had an interesting incident. I'm a guy in a wheelchair. Our house is about 200ft. from the road. I am home alone, it's dark, raining slightly and only a couple of lights were on inside the house.
I was on the computer and the front doorbell rang once. About 5 seconds later the outside screened storm door was opened (it was unlocked) and someone tried to turn the knob of the interior door. I was about 10 ft. away and I'm thinking "is somebody trying to break in"? Everyone that knows me uses a different door and always calls out my name. I grabbed my mace spray nearby and flicked on the sconce lights but nobody was there. My handgun was in a Fort Knox pistol safe in another room. No car in the driveway that I could see. I put on several more lights inside and outside the house.
I called the town cops and told them what happened and they said they would check it out. Thirty five (35) minutes later a cop showed up at the front door and we spoke through the screen door. I told him what happened. He seemed amused and he said "Well, what do you want me to do"? "It sounds like kids ringing a doorbell to me". I said "Yes maybe so but it's kind of unsettling to me, could you look around the perimeter of the house"?". He could clearly see I am in a wheelchair and I was a little rattled. I'm thinking I'm paying over $8,000 a year in property taxes and this is the absolutely useless police response I get?
Anyway, it got me thinking about that slogan "When seconds count the police are still minutes away". So true for me tonight. It was also a good reminder for me to hit the range. I haven't been there in a while.
How about this?
What if you were to sew/ rivet/ velcro a flat bag UNDER your seat. Make it of the same material or color as the seat itself to be fairly inconspicuous and have velcro or some other fairly quick access closure? Depending on how it's done, you could have a couple of easily accessible compartments for other things to be more versatile.
The idea is that you'd just reach under the seat and have quick access. Also, where it would be of the same color and material as the seat it would be something that would not be immediately noticed. Or, the way that chairs tend to be all tricked out at this point, it would probably just be taken as yet another accessory.
Just a thought.
pitbull with a dimebag and a hi-point.
cops. cops everywhere.
Seanc, Thanks for the idea...I'll give that one some thought. I've always had a bag attached under my seat. (see link below) Inside the bag are catheters, hand wipes, lube, tissues, etc. to empty my bladder. I think I could stuff a small handgun in there but my access to it would not be quick....but it's certainly discreet. I have the "Deluxe Down Under."
http://www.advantagebag.com/wheelchair_downunder_bags.htm
Glad you made out ok in that scenario. That cop is a dick if he asked what it is you want me to do. How about your job? Having your weapon system nearby and easily accessible is key, and pepper spray is an absolute bummer because youre gonna be hacking and coughing just as much, i think itd be very difficult to retreat from the cloud in a house while in a wheelchair. Im not sure how you feel about dogs, but I refer to my Belgian Shepard as my "furry trip flare". A dogs job (aside from being someone I can whine to that doesnt call me a baby) is to buy you that 60 seconds or so to get to your weapon system or phone or both. They are a huge deterrent to the average home invasion/B&E maggot.I just had an interesting incident. I'm a guy in a wheelchair. Our house is about 200ft. from the road. I am home alone, it's dark, raining slightly and only a couple of lights were on inside the house.
I was on the computer and the front doorbell rang once. About 5 seconds later the outside screened storm door was opened (it was unlocked) and someone tried to turn the knob of the interior door. I was about 10 ft. away and I'm thinking "is somebody trying to break in"? Everyone that knows me uses a different door and always calls out my name. I grabbed my mace spray nearby and flicked on the sconce lights but nobody was there. My handgun was in a Fort Knox pistol safe in another room. No car in the driveway that I could see. I put on several more lights inside and outside the house.
I called the town cops and told them what happened and they said they would check it out. Thirty five (35) minutes later a cop showed up at the front door and we spoke through the screen door. I told him what happened. He seemed amused and he said "Well, what do you want me to do"? "It sounds like kids ringing a doorbell to me". I said "Yes maybe so but it's kind of unsettling to me, could you look around the perimeter of the house"?". He could clearly see I am in a wheelchair and I was a little rattled. I'm thinking I'm paying over $8,000 a year in property taxes and this is the absolutely useless police response I get?
Anyway, it got me thinking about that slogan "When seconds count the police are still minutes away". So true for me tonight. It was also a good reminder for me to hit the range. I haven't been there in a while.
Anyway, it got me thinking about that slogan "When seconds count the police are still minutes away". So true for me tonight. It was also a good reminder for me to hit the range. I haven't been there in a while.