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Old 03-30-2007, 10:22 PM
 
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Good to hear so many of us are protecting our selves, after all if we don't, we might not come out alive! Great posts!!!
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Old 03-30-2007, 11:32 PM
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Doors locked, windows usually locked. Nothing else (I wouldn't know what to do with a gun, I've never even held one). So far so good

I will admit at one point during my life when I lived a bad neighbohood in a sketchy apartment building in which someone was stabbed in the courtyard and there were other problems such as regular gunfire in the neighborhood, I did keep a tire iron by the bed, but that was over 15 years ago.

However, I accidentally left my back doors open on to my fire escape for three days while I was out of town for three days a few years back ... opps. My neighbors informed me of this when I got back <insert sheepish grin here>
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Old 03-31-2007, 04:04 AM
 
Location: Naptowne, Alaska
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Not the house, not the vehicles. Rather have them walk in than kick in the door or break a window. But when I'm at work...I have my own private security for constant monitoring. Always a 30.06 next to the bed...and various weapons strategically located throughout the house. Of course I'm a mile off the highway and fairly remote.
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Old 03-31-2007, 05:51 AM
 
Location: South Carolina
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Living here in south carolina yes house is locked and cars are not. In NW Pa I never locked the doors and could leave the can running and unlocked never had a problem.
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Old 03-31-2007, 05:52 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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I live 12 miles east of Pgh. I have a gun under my bed and sometimes don't lock the doors. The best thing you can do is to install video cameras.
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Old 03-31-2007, 07:16 AM
 
Location: Long Beach, CA
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During the day my security screen door is locked when I'm home. When I'm not home, my wood door is also locked. At night the top and bottom locks of both doors are locked. I'm on the second floor, so I don't worry about windows, unless if you're spider man
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Old 03-31-2007, 07:40 AM
 
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Do you keep a gun under your bed? Do you lock your car doors as well?
Allot depends where you live? What style of people are in your area. It's allot more necessary to keep everthing locked up in some areas more than others. And A BIG gun, The life of you and your family may depend of it.
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Old 03-31-2007, 07:42 AM
 
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No I did not and I even forgot to lock my bike, but it is still there this morning, despite the construction workers, etc.
I am and remain blissblessed.
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Old 03-31-2007, 02:57 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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Here is my trusty dog Jack. I lock windows and doors and Jack is always on extra high alert whenever I am home alone at night. My 4 legged security alarm
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Old 03-31-2007, 03:00 PM
 
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I'll trade you a shotgun for him. He's gorgeous and certainly looks capable of guard duty. (Part Dalmation?)
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