Jim::
I have some observations on home security where there are children under the roof:
I have given my kids two new directives.
1) Every time they enter the house, they must now shout out their name and lock the door behind them. I did this because I realized that I was getting desensitized to the sounds of my front door opening…
2) If they hear me say “Hit the ground!” they immediately do just that, no excuses.
If I ever need to discharge a weapon in my house I want to decrease the odds of a bullet hitting them. It goes without saying that you should manipulate your position and the background positions to keep your loved one’s from being downrange.
For the kids, it’s a game. I’ll say it every once in a while to keep them on their toes. “You can be going to the bathroom or have a glass of milk in your hands, I don’t care. If I say to “hit the ground”, then [you immediately] hit the ground.” – SF in Hawaii