Do you feel safe inside your house?
If the answer is no, what are you going to do to ease those fears?
While there are different options on the table, one such possibility would be buying a gun.
Even though many people do not like the idea of such a weapon in their homes, it can provide you with a sense of security. As such, you can have a deterrent in the home should someone try and break into your house.
If you decide to buy a gun, making sure to store and use it in a safe manner is of the utmost importance.

Get Trained on Using and Storing Your Weapon

In owning a gun, it is imperative that you are as safe as possible with it. This rings especially true if you have children in the home.

Among the safety factors to take into account:

· Operating the gun – Above all else, make sure you and anyone else in your home authorized to use a gun knows how it works. From cleaning it to loading it, you want to know any and all possibilities of it firing. Always assume you have a loaded weapon when you or someone else in the home handles it.

· Storing the gun – When it comes to storing your weapon, look at the best available gun holsters. Place your weapon under lock and key, especially when there are children in the home. Accidents do occur, something that you could end up regretting for years to come. Along with holstering your gun, be sure it is in an area of the home where kids can’t access it.

· Registering the gun – It is also important to register your gun. If stolen, you want to have it registered so it will be easier to track down.

How to Lessen the Odds of an Attack

While there’s no guarantee against a break-in, you can lessen the odds.

First, don’t make you and your family targets by doing the following:

· Leaving doors and windows unlocked, thereby allowing for easier entry into the home

· Putting a spare key under a mat outside the front door or in a flower box. These are usually the first places a criminal will look to in trying to gain entry

· Announcing on social media when you will be away from the home for vacations and other matters

· Giving out personal information that can lead someone to your home

If you feel as if someone is casing your home or has followed you home on an occasion or two, be sure to alert the police.

How to React in an Emergency

Even with all the training in the world, how you will react to a break-in at your home is not easy to predict.

That said be sure to not fire your weapon and then ask questions.

You also need to be aware of where everyone else is in the home at the time of such an emergency.

The last thing you want is to know you injured or even killed a family member by firing your weapon.

By taking the proper amount of weapons training, you can lessen the chances of an accident.

With that in mind, are you doing all you can to keep criminals out of your home?