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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Egon@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

Constantly see people online talk about "when the robber comes thru my door" or whatever, and some of it is memes, but a lot of it is just people legit discussing what the "best weapon" to fight robbers breaking into your house at night would be - Giving it so much thought as if it is a legitimate concern. So is it? Does it happen a lot?

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[-] Judge_Jury@hexbear.net 45 points 1 year ago

This made me realize that I didn't even know where to look for a fire extinguisher because I've never noticed one in any store I've been to. Apparently they're mostly available in some section of hardware stores that I haven't been to often

Meanwhile there was a prominent booth for buying guns in every walmart near me until walmart stopped selling them altogether

Some grocery stores sell the smaller ones also. But yeah, Americans are super weird about safety. Taking a basic first aid course is going to help you save lives far better than shoving a pistol in your pants or learning krav maga

[-] Egon@hexbear.net 31 points 1 year ago

Always make notice of fire exits when you enter a building. That will more likely be useful than carrying a gun ever will

That's another good one. If you're bowling with your kids and a rogue firearms instructor starts shooting the place up and you know where the exit is, you might get your family out of there. If you pull out your piece and return fire there are now two unhinged idiots filling the air with lead

[-] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

Wherever you go, always have a plan to evacuate everyone in the room

aldi and harbor freight sell some shitty little $20 ones

[-] SaniFlush@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

They’re right next to the smoke alarms.

Test your smoke alarms too btw

[-] envis10n@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Don't forget CO detectors as well. Carbon monoxide is sneaky, and a simple detector could save your life someday

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