Weapons at home? besides knives...

[JazbayGrapes]

What would you grab in case of home invasion / in case you needed to defend yourself?

This makes me very sad. All these people living in such fear that they sleep with a weapon next to the bed. I cannot imagine living my life like that.

We live in an inner city area with probably as high a likelihood of being burgled as anywhere in the country. Many years ago as a student, we were burgled and I did wake up with someone in my room. I shouted at him and he scarpered - as virtually all burglars would do in that situation. The likelihood of complete strangers breaking in and wanting to harm you is so very small, it's quite odd to live your whole life on that basis.

Unless you are involved in dodgy dealings and expecting a revenge attack, sleeping with a baseball bat seems quite peculiar and maybe a sign of high anxiety?

DP answered the door to an armed police officer with a samurai sword in his hand when someone attempted to burgle us 🙄

Another police officer told me he was silly to be standing in the street with a knife in his hand when they responded to our 999 call when his parents were burgled and a meat cleaver was left on their bed...

The samurai sword is long enough to keep someone downstairs or scary enough to encourage them to leave without violence being necessary.

For those with a baseball bat in their rooms. Get a ball too! Same for hockey sticks.

And learn how to use them because if you miss the first hit they might be used against you by the burglar

SiobhanSharpe · Today 14:42

And two short throwing spears.

You've an apt name!

When I sometimes used to use the tube late at night I would sit and knit. I was actually knitting something of course but it occured to me I was probably less likely to be accosted by anyone of malign intent whilst holding a sharp pointy object in each hand 😄

We've a bokkan and a jo under our bed (spellings are probably wrong), which are wooden martial arts weapon. A maglite by the bed.

I once lived alone behind a White Power house, and had them prowling in my front garden, attempting to break in (my oriental cat wound up like a siren to let me know, and I called the police, who found the evidence). Too bloody right I'm going to have something to hand if someone does break and enter.

I cut firewood in my garage, which opens onto the back lane. Last year, I was chopping some kindling, with a hatchet and was just getting my breath when I heard footsteps, which became furtive and then a loud whisper, "There's a chainsaw, get in and chaw it..."

A scumbag sneaked in, not seeing me and I said, "You're not having my chainsaw."

He was immediately aggressive, then clocked the hatchet, which was hinging from my hand, down by my side, at which point, he ran out, screaming blue murder, that I had attacked him with an axe. The twat. I offered to call the Police, but they declined.

At no point did I wave it, or threaten him.

My phone to call the police <wuss>

well first of all Alexa will tell me if someone has walked down the path 😂
I suppose I could train her to say zombi invasion at the door 😂
in our bedroom on dh side he has baseball bat & ball and DH himself

we do have extensive cctv that we can check on our phones a ring doorbell alarm plus good locks and strong doors due to bay shit crazy ex neighbor

Downstairs we have the french bulldog
Not sure what he would do probably fart and snore and go back to sleep

I have a nice big serated knife in my bedside table draw which is ideal for DIY. I would reach straight for this if I ever need to defend myself.

I thought it was illegal to have wespons in your house... machete, batons etc????

Garden tools are very much legal. So is sporting equipment, such as cricket bats and golf clubs.

I have thought about this.

In the event of a zombie apocalypse I’d grab both of the two foot long wrought iron fireside pokers, the big kitchen knife, the big long knife sharpener and the big rolling pin. The rolling pin has a neat hole through the ends which I could thread wire through to hang from my person, the pokers both have handles that I could wire up the same and the knife and the knife sharpener I’d wrap a leather strap round.

Dh would just get his four shotguns out of the cabinet but guns are noisy.

My dad told the police that he'd shoot the intruder and then the put the 2nd barrel in the ceiling to show he'd fired a warning shot. Subtle? Not.

Currently, my angry teenager...