Rural Home Defense: A cop's guide to protecting your rural home or property during riots, civil war, or SHTF. (Suburban SHTF Survival Book 3)

Dogs can also be poisoned or befriended over time.

Dogs make excellent guards as long as they are trained to bark at suspicious activity.

Know who is responsible for closing and locking doors and windows (if not already closed and locked).

All fighters should be kitting up rapidly like firemen stepping into their boots and moving to defensive positions.

In Rhodesia this was often a six-foot chainlink fence which probably is not practical or desirable for most people.

Security film will stop people from breaking windows easily. It will not stop an intended intrusion (or bullets). Use bricks, plywood, or sheet steel if you have it.

window protection, suburban homes are limited by HOAs, code enforcement, and what the neighbors might think, so while 3M security film is great for everybody and attractive too,

​Your family needs to be prepared with its own version of an immediate action drill.

One person watches over the other and two adults should be watching over children.