How often do you "clear" your house?

[The Bubba Effect]

I have decided that since I'm not going to shoot someone for breaking into my car, I'm not going to risk instigating a situation that could escalate into me shooting someone for breaking into my car. These days I have resigned myself to checking the car in the morning and calling the police if it has been broken into. So far so good.

 

[JetGirl]

Never "cleared" my house...but did respond to an unexplainable noise once (years ago), when I was the only one in the house.

 

[Sylvain]

Never "cleared" my house...but did respond to an unexplainable noise once (years ago), when I was the only one in the house.

Do you just release your armed trained monkey when that happens?

 

[Magnum]

I have heard a firearms trainer say "If you cleared a house and didn't get shot, it's because no one was inside wanting to shoot you." I agree that it's not worth the risk if you truly feel there is something inside. If you come home and you KNOW you locked the deadbolt but it's not locked, or a door is physically open, you can always call the police and wait. 30 minutes is no inconvenience to me in exchange for the rest of my life.

 

[JetGirl]

Do you just release your armed trained monkey when that happens?

Heck yeah. That's what I have it for.

 

[Bunnykid68]

She probably invented the trunk monkey

 

[semperfi211]

As long as my burglar alarm hasn't been tripped and my dog is acting ok I don't clear my house when I get home. I have cleared it once. That was after we were broken into about four years ago. The police cleared it then I did after they left to make sure there were no gangstas hiding in the basement.

 

[gglass]

I have only cleared my house once, due to an open front door upon returning home, with the family, from grocery shopping. I felt relieved and silly once I realized that the house was clear, and then remembered that both my wife and I thought that the other had closed and locked the door when we left.

The one thing I do upon entering my house every day is to look at the demeanor of the cat and dog. If anyone were in the house, the cat and dog would be pretty freaked out... They don't like anyone but the immediate family.

 

[Que]

I clear my house anytime I have Indian food.

 

[jblomenberg16]

I clear my house anytime I have Indian food.

Nobody said Chemical Warfare couldn't be used!!!

 

[insanemonkey]

I have done it only for practice, with no one else home. I have no intention of clearing it. My plan is to get to the kids room and wait for the police. I live in a small place though, so to get to the kids room have have to pretty much clear the whole place.

 

[littletommy]

If my dogs are acting ok, no worries. One dog is extremely protective of the family, so she would be the one investigating bumps in the night. Even with numerous weapons available, it's comforting to have a good dog around.

 

[minx]

it's comforting to have a good dog around.

^^^ THIS ^^^

 

[gohard43]

I'm another one for the dog as well. If someone is in my house then my dog will probably be dead on the floor when I walk in. He HATES strangers.

There's been more than a few burglaries in Muncie lately...Stay safe!!

 

[Whosyer]

It's comforting to have a stoooopid dog around , as long as he barks. We have a year old Redbone cross, he barks at everything, especially at night. We have a 10 year old Springer Spaniel , if he joins in the barking, somethings wrong. He's old enough , and smart enough , to not want to announce his location to the pack of coyotes. If the old guy is barking at night, I clear the house.

 

[Gabriel]

I usually clear a couple rooms before I go to work...mostly just to prepare for the day.

 

[Icarry2]

Interesting thread. Any sort of training is good.

Here is a twist. Get some carboard and make a stand up, plans are all over..

Have your spouse or a friend, put the stand up in a particular room without telling you...

Load a few snap caps,

Train....

 

[Sylvain]

Interesting thread. Any sort of training is good.

Here is a twist. Get some carboard and make a stand up, plans are all over..

Have your spouse or a friend, put the stand up in a particular room without telling you...

Load a few snap caps,

Train....

Invite friends over without telling them what will happen, get your paintball gun, train as they step into your home.

 

[Hookeye]

A trip to Whitecastle will clear my house.

 

[Icarry2]

Invite friends over without telling them what will happen, get your paintball gun, train as they step into your home.

Ambush training, +1

Making a paint mess in your house, -10

ouch..