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Originally Posted by Crompsin
Not talking guns specifically... but unreasonable when the consequences of not being prepared may be horrible injuries or death?
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I would expect there is a line of reason, but people draw the line in different places. When you come home, you could patrol you house with weapon drawn, carefully looking outside of each window, monitoring for possible threats to you, your family, or your property. You could install cameras around your entire home inside and out and monitor them every waking hour. It might reduce the chances of a home invasion. Some might consider that reasonable, others won't.
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Crappy analogy: Flashy stuff like martial arts training and firearms are the top of the self-defense pyramid, with the base being situational awareness and not-being-a-dumbass. Everybody likes the top of the food pyramid (junk food) but without the balance the base provides, we'd all be blubber-farmin' couch anchors. Everybody likes to talk super-karate and Glock 17s... but it comes down to having nice deadbolts and leaving the lights and TeeVee on at night when you're out walking the cat. Without the balance the base of the self-defense pyramid survives, we're just paranoid dolts packing heat.
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I don't think that it is a crappy analogy. Personally, I'm more interested those "base of the pyramid" strategies that will reduce my chances of ever having to interact personally with a threat (the full-range of strategies one can use to be safe). As you seem to suggest, those base of the pyramid strategies may account for more of the variance in crime avoidance than kung-fu and guns.
Regarding the dog point, I have no illusions about my dog. If an intruder enters the house, he will likely greet that intruder happily. However, my dog seems good at warning me whenever there is something strange going on outside of the house.