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- From: kdlin@advtech.uswest.com (David Lin)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: Answering the door at 11PM, without a gun. . .
- Message-ID: <199211201704.AA00749@cherokee.advtech.uswest.com>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 22:32:19 GMT
- Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu
- Organization: U S WEST Advanced Technologies
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- In article <1992Nov19.225827.25705@news.acns.nwu.edu> chaos@merle.acns.nwu.edu (Michael A. Atkinson) writes:
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- #vojak@icebucket.stortek.com (Bill Vojak) writes:
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- #[big snip here]
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- ## Assuming that a person does NOT possess a firearm, what it the best
- ## approach for dealing with a stranger at the door at 11PM?
- #...
- #To my embarassment, he was my little sister's friend's father. I let him
- #in :-). ...
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- This one is easy. Install a peep hole, intercom, and/or some devices
- that allow you to open the door slightly and yet still prevent the door
- to open further. When the "stranger" shows up at 11PM, use the peep hole
- to indentify who he/she is. Then use intercom or louder voice and yell:
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- "Who is it?"
- "What do you want?"
- "Why don't you come back tomorrow?"
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- That should take care of most situation. If he/she is smart enough to fool
- you, the third device will allow you to open the door slightly to talk to
- that person and yet give you some time to react when he/she wants to force
- into the door. At this moment, a pocket pistol can be very useful.
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- David
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