Hypothetical question: If I set up a Ring camera security system on a gated property with motion detection, and when it detects someone entering the yard illegally it triggers the usual floodlight and alarm, would it also be legal to have multiple blinding strobe lights activate at the same time to deter intruders? The strobe lights would only be inside the yard (not visible to the street meaning it’s pointing at the intruder) and would turn off once the system clears. This would only be activated if the ring system detects human motion that’s not a first responder at night inside the yard of course, not during the day
Hi all. I'm a renter, and the maintenance guys for my place are kind of awful to work with or talk to, so I'm looking here.
I live in an apartment that only has one window that opens. I'd like to set my portable AC up, but the window is right next to the apartment door. The window opens in a way that would make it *very* easy to access the deadbolt if someone just stuck their arm inside the window.
I have short arms and I tried it - piece of cake.
I work the graveyard shift, and I need it to be dark to sleep. Obstructing the blinds and blackout curtains any more than they would already be the with AC isn't going to work.
The door is solid wood, and I was hoping there was some type of... plate? Or panel? Or something I could put on the door near the deadbolt that would make it supremely difficult to reach.
At a certain point, if someone wants to get in, they're going to get in. I just would like to make it a pain in the neck, instead of a cake walk.
Thanks!
Edit to add that I know about the two-sided deadbolt locks, or. Two key... whatever, the kind you need a key to lock on both sides - I was just wondering if there was something else I could use
I’ve got an ar(16 inch barrel), a mossberg 500 (that is usually on the wall in a shot lok vault), and a 45 handgun.
I really could use any of them. But my apartment is just so small.
I could open the shot lok every night to make it more quick access ( it’s like 4 buttons)
(Also wanted to mention. I’m on the garden level. And not exactly at an advantageous position.. (tactically speaking). And my vehicle is behind my building. And it’s just not a good idea to try and exit my apartment if ever some Insane reason I was targeted by multiple, heavily armed thugs… and I’m in more of a suburban/ city area. If that makes any difference (not likely for riots or something)
I have a sneaking suspicion that someone is sneaking in and out of my house. Is it possible that they are using a laser, someone inside, to block the detection of someone entering, and then doing the same when they leave?
1st time it did it.
https://youtu.be/q-hns9aNpdw?is=TOh3n1ub1F5k0G8q
I literally thought I heard the door open and close each time that this happened
2nd time it did it
I feel like this attachment is kinda genius but it’s so obvious that I must be missing something. Like how have I never seen this before. It’s just mace on the front of your gun. This isn’t my set up by the way. I tried posting on another page but it got taken down like right away so I’m trying here for opinions
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I made a post yesterday about some strays attacking my parent’s cat. For some reason they don’t want pets indoors so she has lived outside for 13 years. She got hurt pretty bad but was laying outside yesterday and other than being dirty she seemed okay.
Well this morning I found her dead, so I’m now at war with these curs. They didn’t come after her again she just passed during the night, nevertheless I’m furious at those dogs (and my parents for refusing to keep the cat in the house).
Anyway, about the actual home defense part of the post. They’re still showing up. Originally my plan was to keep them away from the cat but also dealing with them. Now that the cat is dead there’s nothing to lose, so my new plan is to get them to keep coming. I have a trap for rabbits (like a cage with a door that closes) so I’m hoping to catch one of the pups and hopefully that will lure in their mother.
As to what to actually DO with the dogs? I want to kill them, like really bad, but at the same time I understand that they’re animals and they’re starving, so the cat just got caught in the circle of life.
Just bought a houses I am 73 F. Need to install at least 6 security cameras in the house within a day or two. Can be wired or wireless.
I don’t want to pay a monthly fee, it I want to be able to access data in emergency. Please recommend something.
Thank you.
NOTE:
Anyone know where i can get a decently affordable plate carrier + plate combo or maybe even just a reliable plate carrier? Obviously affordability would be nice but you can’t put a price on your life so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated🙏🙏
There’s three of them, a mom and two pups (probably about 6 months old, almost as big as the mom) and they are causing HELL. They’ve been getting into the dumpster and making a mess, but the worst part is our poor cat.
My parents make her live outside. If it were up to me she’d live in the house but they don’t swing that way. She’s lived outside for 13 years and when I try bringing her inside she wants to leave. We live in the middle of nowhere with a pretty big yard so it’s not like she’s cramped in some suburban fenced yard but it’s dangerous for her.
Anyway about that last sentence I just said about danger, all three of the dogs were attacking her. She disappeared for two days and showed up looking godawful. She had hid under the house and was all dirty and her arm is hurt.
I’ve gotta get rid of these dogs. A fence isn’t an option, the cat won’t stay in the house and even if she did my folks won’t allow it, and as much as I hate these damn dogs I really don’t wanna kill them, they’re just hungry dogs and my cat just so happened to look appetizing. I don’t know what animal control would do because they only show up at like 3 AM and live in the woods. I have to do something because if I lose this cat I’ll never forgive myself.
Hey everybody. I'm trying to fine-tune my self defense setup. I want to have my ARs stored vertically like in the photo. I just don't want them to be knocked over. I'm wondering if anybody knows a good hook system that'll keep them upright but still ready to go (just pull it up and it's gtg). I was thinking guitar holders but on my other pistol, I have a SBA5 brace and can't really find anything that'll clearly fit it's 3" width. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!
This might sound like a silly concern, cuz it’s such a small thing to be stolen, but that’s kinda what weirds me out the most?
because I don’t have a fence, i keep one leash tied to my fully enclosed deck, and another one clipped on to that leash. when i went to take my dog out this morning, the outside deck door was unlocked (it’s a flimsy lock that is mostly just to keep the door from flying open), the leash that’s usually tied to my deck was cut and on the lawn, and the other leash was gone. there are also lots of tools stored inside the deck (which i have now moved to be safe) and none of them were taken, it’s only the one leash. my roommate even had her bike out in the open, no lock, wasn’t stolen. as well as a bunch of bags of redeemable bottles outside, but all they wanted was to cut my one leash, and steal the other (which was just a dollar store leash).
it’s weirding me out because i’m not sure how this person knew about the leashes, as they’re also kept inside the deck area which shouldn’t be super visible unless they specifically came into the deck area to look around—and for some reason decided they needed a leash and nothing else. or if they’ve seen me and my dog outside…..
it just feels very strange, especially since there was no need to cut the other leash as they could’ve just unclipped the one that they stole. I’m not sure if this is a big enough deal to be concerned about, but it’s making me a bit nervous to take my dog outside at night.
any advice?
We need to have a serious, tactical discussion about what is happening in California, because if you think this stays in California, you aren't paying attention. The recent NY Post op-ed lays bare a terrifying reality: the "Unsafe Handgun Roster" is no longer just a localized infringement. It is being stress-tested as the ultimate blueprint for federal, backdoor gun control.
Let’s bypass the surface-level outrage and deconstruct the underlying mechanics of this strategy. How does a government effectively ban the most ubiquitous, commonly owned handgun platform in the world without ever passing a bill called "The Glock Ban"?
They do it through bureaucratic attrition. They mandate science-fiction requirements—like dual-placement microstamping or arbitrary loaded chamber indicators—that no manufacturer currently implements, effectively freezing the civilian market in time. But this raises a fundamental question we must force the courts to answer: If a Generation 5 Glock is mechanically superior and objectively safer than a Generation 3 Glock, how does a state justify banning the newer model under the guise of an "Unsafe Handgun Act"?
The logical dissonance is the point. The goal isn't safety; it's a slow-motion embargo on the Second Amendment. So, how do we dismantle this legally?
Let's break down the jurisprudence.
1. The Heller "Common Use" Paradox
In DC v. Heller, the Supreme Court established that arms "in common use for lawful purposes" are protected. We must ask ourselves: Is there any firearm currently in existence more "in common use" than the Glock 19?
If the baseline standard for constitutional protection is commonality among the American populace, how can a state legally construct a labyrinth of compliance that prevents the acquisition of the quintessential modern sidearm? By allowing states to ban handguns via technological prerequisites, are we not allowing lower courts to nullify Heller entirely?
2. The Bruen Standard: Text, History, and Tradition
Here is where the legal battle must be fought and won. Under NYSRPA v. Bruen, the burden is entirely on the state to prove that a firearm regulation is consistent with this nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation.
When California (or any federal agency that adopts this model) defends their roster in court, we must scrutinize their arguments Socratically:
Where is the founding-era analogue for a government demanding theoretical, unproven technology as a prerequisite for exercising a fundamental right?
Did the colonies require blacksmiths to invent a specific type of serialized frizzen before a citizen could purchase a flintlock?
Did the founders empower local magistrates to approve an "approved roster of safe muskets"?
The answer is unequivocally no. The state will attempt to dredge up obscure 19th-century gunpowder storage laws or concealed carry restrictions on Bowie knives to justify their modern tech-mandates. We cannot let them conflate where you can carry an arm with whether the state can artificially ban the arm itself.
3. The Equal Protection Clause Flaw
One of the most glaring vulnerabilities in the California roster model is the broad exemption carved out for law enforcement officers (LEOs). If these off-roster handguns are genuinely "unsafe" for the public, why are they perfectly safe for off-duty police officers to purchase, carry, and ironically, resell to civilians at massive markups?
Does the badge magically imbue a Glock Gen 5 with safety features? Or does this LEO exemption explicitly prove that the roster is a tiered caste system designed to restrict civilian ownership while maintaining an armed praetorian guard? Could an Equal Protection challenge under the 14th Amendment be the Trojan Horse that breaks the roster system wide open?
The Road Ahead
This NY Post piece isn't just an opinion; it's a warning. The gun control lobby knows they cannot repeal the Second Amendment. They know they cannot pass a sweeping federal ban on semi-automatic handguns outright. So, they are exporting the California Roster. If we allow the legal precedent to stand that the government can mandate impossible features to access the market, it is only a matter of time before the ATF attempts to categorize all non-microstamped firearms as NFA items, or entirely unmailable/transferable.
How do we best leverage the Bruen methodology to strike down the very concept of "Handgun Rosters" rather than fighting piecemeal feature bans?
When this inevitably reaches the Supreme Court, what specific historical analogues will the opposition invent to justify technology mandates, and how do our litigators preemptively crush them?
TL;DR: California's Glock ban via the "Handgun Roster" is a test run for a nationwide ban through bureaucratic attrition and impossible tech mandates. To defeat this, we must hammer the Bruen "text, history, and tradition" standard and expose the Equal Protection violations of LEO exemptions. The fight isn't about specific features; it's about whether the state can artificially lock us out of the modern firearms market.
Hello all. I’m a first time homeowner, so I just wanted to check if this is normal. A man I don’t know knocked on my door today at around 1pm. I checked the peephole and saw him reading a flyer someone else had left on my doorstep early this morning. He rang my doorbell, I turned away to call my dog— I was a little nervous about opening the door for a stranger— and when I opened the door he was gone. No trace. I looked up and down the street, no man, no vehicle. All in all I’d say I opened the door less than a minute after he knocked, and it just seems weird to me that he would simply vanish that quickly. Is this a normal thing? I know it sounds silly to be worried about someone coming to the door, but why is a stranger knocking on my door at 1pm on a Friday, and why did he vanish so completely and suddenly?
Hello everyone I have a sdr 94307 security system, and all was working fine until suddenly four cameras were experiencing video loss. Nothing has changed nothing was tampered they just suddenly stopped working. I've noticed that only these four circled ports aren't working, because when I interchange cables to the ones on the right the camera feed do work. Im not sure if this is the right place to post this, but if anyone can help that would be much appreciated.
I’ve noticed that there is a car driving into my neighborhood for the past few nights with a very bright flashlight that is shining into people’s homes. He does it around the same time every night. I wonder if it’s private security or someone scouting out a break in. What do y’all think?
home defense ideas :), just ideas not really practical but maybe a little funny in a silly way? :].
