You’re doing what?! What you should do this month – keep reading.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month & Fire Safety Month – and what about your safety plan.

Since October is the month for safety, let’s consider a few things. For our own protection, we (ladies) should be doing breast self-exams and getting a mammogram.  You want to be safe at home so we need to replace batteries in your smoke detector(s) and / or carbon monoxide detectors.

And I’ll add one more thing to being safe at home is a PLAN of action. Just in case there is a fire or worse, home invasion.

This includes several things, for example your escape plan if there is a fire. Having a plan in place before the emergency is the better than trying to develop a plan amidst the chaos. Prevention is key. So, delegate a “job” to members of the family. For example, whose job will it be to get the pets out. Once you cover who will do what, and how you get out of a burning house, there’s another kind of escape plan to develop.

 

Do you have a plan in case of a home invasion? It might be the same as your fire route, but this month lets look at some other things for safety’s sake.

I’m sure you have probably heard it many times before, every bullet has your name on it. If you haven’t heard that before, no time like now to understand it, especially as it relates to your home defense plan and or your everyday carry weapon (EDC) if you concealed carry.

October is also a good time to shoot some home defense rounds down range. I know it’s expensive, but its good practice to shoot some rounds down range ever now and then.

These rounds are different than your range ammo and will feel differently in your hand. If you have recently purchased a new firearm and haven’t shot home defense ammo through your gun, you may want to refer to manufacturer’s suggestion in the manual. However, you like a different type of ammunition or manufacturer than suggested and you’ll want to make sure your gun “likes” it. We all have our preferences, ya know, even the pistol.

You should consideration the “what if” scenario.

What if I have to discharge my weapon in the house? The primary responsibility of the home defender is to strike the target.  But, what if, you failed to stop the threat? Let’s say you missed a vital organ that would stop the suspect or due to extreme stress you missed the target all together? WHERE does that bullet stop? How far will that projectile penetrate?

This is why you don’t use range ammo for home / self-defense. Range ammo, typically full metal jacket (FMJ) bullet will penetrate and go beyond your target!  Yes, it would go through the sofa or a TV. It should be no surprise that (range) bullets (including slugs or buckshot) will go through the suspect and sheetrock (walls).

So, what ammo should you be using for home / self- defense? That’s a good question, and it will likely vary for each person.

Since we are thinking about our safety this month, it seems logical to consider our personal safety tools too. Do you concealed carry? Do you practice drawing from cover? Does your ccwp (concealed carry weapons permit) need to be renewed? When was  the last time you checked that?

Do you have a bug-out or a get home bag?

This is a great time to consider these additional things to be safe at home and away.

I’ve included a few links for more in depth information from Gun Test and Active Self Protection.

To find out what is best for you and your home checkout these links for more info and keep the conversation going.

See Gun Tests chart on ammo:  https://cdn.gun-tests.com/media/newspics/handgun-bulletnov15-8.jpg

Read more about bullets penetrating walls from this link:
http://www.activeresponsetraining.net/handgun-bullet-penetration-through-interior-walls

Never be a victim because of style

Since we are already geared for “safety” during this month of October, let’s consider expanding our list of things to do for safety’s sake.

Enjoy the Fall cooler weather, the incredible scenery of leaves changing and be safe.
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Be armed, beautiful, and gun chic!
Jan

P.S. Comment below on what other items or activities you do or would add to the list to never be a victim. Be safe, Be armed.