We don't have a gun in the house, so I would either grab a kitchen knife or a frying pan (I should get a baseball bat). I would make sure it wasn't Mrs. Bee or someone I knew, and then I would hit them with everything I've got. I probably wouldn't have killed an intruder when I lived alone, but now I would have no such qualms.
If someone broke into your house, what would you use to defend yourself and your family?
GOLD / squash / 13576 posts
Funny enough we accidentally left our back door open when we were going out. We came home and the door was open so we freaked out, DH grabbed this huge flashlight he has and DH"s brother grabbed a bottle of wine. Sadly, the one comment I made was make sure you didn't grab an expensive bottle of wine.
honeydew / 7917 posts
After we purchased our house, we found 2 bats at Goodwill that DH insisted we buy for the house. We keep one on each floor. DH has taken it out once when we heard some noises downstairs. It was a false alarm.
coconut / 8854 posts
We own a handgun, and we keep the gun safe right next to our bed on DH's side. He also has a HUGE samurai sword that he keeps under the bed on his side.....not sure why....but hey...you never know! LOL
Actually it was hilarious...last night we thought there was an animal in our basement, so DH grabbed the sword and ran down stairs to attack it! buutt...it turned out a light burned out and was just flickering and making noises lol....still funny seeing a grown man running around the house with w sword though 
red tassles on the end and all!
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
@MrsBrewer: Is he trained in how to use a samurai sword? It's pretty hard to use one!
squash / 13199 posts
I wouldnt grab a weapon because unless you trained with a weapon its must easier for the other person to use it against you. I would hide and try to escape or call the cops. But my weapon of choice would be a baseball bat,
honeydew / 7589 posts
I have a baseball bat. DH wants a gun, I haven't made up my mind about that yet.
I did tell him he could get me a shotgun with beanbag rounds. I feel better about that.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
A metal baseball bat called the Lil' Thumper. We do not have a gun in the house as much as my husband would like one.
coconut / 8854 posts
@mrbee: Nope, I'm sure he has absolutely no idea! I think he got it from a friend in high school, and he's just kept it ever since. I might have to look up some youtube videos on this....
pomegranate / 3516 posts
We have three guns (one recently passed down to him after his dad passed away). I keep the handgun in the closet when my DH isn't here. If someone were to break in, I'd hide in there with LO and call the cops but use the gun if I had to.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
@MrsBrewer: I thought I would be the only one who responded sword! We have a ceremonial sword from my great uncle, so we would grab that or a golf club-- the clubs are lined out right outside the bedroom door but the sword is inside. However, I think it's rather lock the bedroom door and call the police.
GOLD / pear / 1845 posts
Attack kitty? A chair? A vase? If I grabbed a knife I'd probably have it used against me.
coconut / 8854 posts
@Foodnerd81: Nope we have like 3 swords actually. but 2 are kept in a closet because they are "special" my DH says. I guess this one he would be happy to use!
coconut / 8854 posts
@Mrs. Superhero: I have 2 attack kitties! and by "attacking" I mean licking and purring them to death!!
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
I had a crazy dream the other day that a bad guy was trying to get me and I sicked my dogs on him, they totally destroyed the bad guy in my dream so my initial reaction is to use the dogs. Otherwise I've got a really heave cast iron frying pan, maybe I'd throw a bar stool at him/her.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
@MrsBrewer: Well we would pretty much use ours like a bat or a club, not like a sword, since it isn't sharp at all anyway.
I should have said the first line of defense is my "attack dog"-- he's less than 30 pounds but sounds huge, so I think his bark would be a good deterrent. At least, better than a scared girl in a nightgown with a ceremonial sword.
honeydew / 7916 posts
I haven't thought about this but I have learned which of the two of us would try to fight off an intruder - it would be me! While DH hides. When we were in Cartagena years ago we were staying in a small, beautiful, but strangely empty hotel. One night we heard noises like someone was trying to saw into our ceiling, and that was when I realized the phone in our room didn't work. I jumped up in case anyone actually broke in and I had to fight them off. The next day they claimed the neighbors were doing construction (in the middle of the night?!), so we went to a bigger safer hotel right away.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
@spaniellove: Ha actually, it would probably be me while DH slept. The fire department came to our door in the middle of the night, the dog went crazy, I had to go answer and sort it out, and DH slept through the entire thing!
pineapple / 12234 posts
DH works nights occasionally. My plan if someone breaks in is to go crazy. We have a baseball bat in a closet close to the bedrooms and I honestly think my instinct to protect my young would scare anyone away. It's naive, but I know I would have a gun or knife turned on me because I'm not familiar with using them, especially under pressure.
bananas / 9628 posts
does DH count? haha. for real though, i'd hide/try to flee & he'd deal with the intruder.
blogger / nectarine / 2010 posts
I have a navy issue knife that looks like a dagger in my bedside table (probably ought to move that soon!) But we have a second alarm panel outside our bedroom door, so if someone broke in I would fight like crazy to get to the panel to press the emergency code, which sends the police straight away and bypasses the calling our phones to make sure the alarm is for real.
I actually think about this a lot and have my plan of "attack" all lined up in my head since DH is away so often!
ETA: Uh, how did I forget that I have a huge dog with a vicious bark sleeping directly next to my bed too?!
apricot / 359 posts
The break ins in our area are usually done by punk kids...so I would have some qualms with killing intruders!
But playing along...I think a bow and arrow would be kinda cool as a weapon 
pomelo / 5331 posts
Gosh, I don't know! We don't have a gun because I'm terrified of them and terrified that it would get used against me somehow. We don't even have a baseball bat! But we do have a security system and a dog so... there ya go.
grapefruit / 4056 posts
My dog. He is the gentlest dog I know usually, but when we were first dating DH came into my place when I was asleep and scared me, and when I screamed Charlie growled and grabbed his arm, not hard enough to break skin, but it was definitely a warning. I have lots of faith that if I was in danger he would react more strongly.
honeydew / 7916 posts
@Mrs. Stroller: We have an alarm panel in our bedroom - if I heard a noise downstairs pressing the emergency code would be a great idea. Except I forgot what our emergency code is and how to do anything except activate and deactivate.
blogger / persimmon / 1220 posts
We have a machete under our bed. So either that, or a golf club. Did anyone watch last week's episode of Up All Night?
coffee bean / 37 posts
We've always joked that if you can make it past the security system, then past our 2 very large and protective dogs, and make it upstairs to our bedroom and past us both (where we have metal baseball bats by each side of the bed), then you can take whatever you want. That was before baby, though. After baby might be a different story, although I'm undecided about children and guns in the same house. Thankfully, the city we live in has a relatively low crime rate for its size.
grapefruit / 4235 posts
We have a handgun. But I don't know that I'd ever be able to use it on a person.
eggplant / 11287 posts
I would spray them in the face with ammonia water or something like that.
pomegranate / 3244 posts
I am surprised at how many keep weapon-y things by their bed (guns, pipes, baseball bats, knives, etc.). I guess I am too trusting of a person?
If it was the bedroom, a lamp I guess. Not something I tend to spend a lot of time worrying about, though.
papaya / 10560 posts
I counted how many rifles DH keeps in the closet yesterday and there are 6 of those to choose from, plus the handgun! But...more than likely I'd just pick whatever is closest! Ah!
honeydew / 7687 posts
My cell phone- call 911 and hide. The probability of me hurting myself is probably higher than inflicting any damage on anyone else. But I guess I might grab a golf club if I heard a noise and was investigating before calling.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
In all honesty I would hide in a tiny space and call 911. But if I were in the kitchen I'd grab a frying pan.
clementine / 780 posts
I'd do anything I could with any object. We have a baseball bat in the bedroom, a knife and a German Shepherd.
I also wouldn't be opposed to spraying some long distance RAID bee killer as a distraction or eye irritant.
grapefruit / 4582 posts
I was just talking about this with DH. I'm too scared to use a bat. I think that if it was a big/strong man entering he'd easily be able to grab it and use it against me unless I caught him by surprise. I think mase or taser gun is probably more effective
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
We have a handgun and a rifle, I'd use the handgun while the hubby reachs for the rifle. However, I would be more alert and on point faster from a sleeping stage than he would.
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