Lights and ninjas
Your home is not going to be invaded by ninjas. Indeed. The internet mall ninja crowd thinks lasers and lights give away your position, which is probably relevant if I was in Derkaderkastan and in a gun battle with Jihad Joe while on a clandestine mission to rescue moon rocks. Apparently, I should walk around my house in the dark and shoot at whatever moves or something.
October 25th, 2011 at 9:41 am
I hear this one every time the old “racking the shotgun gives away your position” nonsense springs up. Look. If your house is being invaded by folks who are actually listening for sounds that would alert them to the presence of other people, you’re screwed from the get-go.
In the vast majority of home defense scenarios, you *want* to alert the intruders that someone is indeed home. Even better if there’s a clear, audible indication of the homeowner being armed. Anyone that doesn’t leave after those cues can safetly be assumed to mean you harm – and the first thing you did upon hearing the break in was to call 911, right?
October 25th, 2011 at 9:55 am
Lasers are great especially at night. Same with flashlights, however I prefer to have a handheld flashlight instead of one mounted to my pistol. I can control it better IMO. Me and the wife don’t plan on leaving the bedroom (assuming its late at night), just going to shoot the first thing that comes through the door. Then I’ll turn on the light to see who it was.
October 25th, 2011 at 10:05 am
I’ll take “give away my position” over “shoot at things I can’t see.”
October 25th, 2011 at 10:10 am
Ah, walking around your house at night in the dark could be considered suspicious and probable cause for a ninja raid.
Anyone who remains in your home after you rack a shotgun or sweep them with a laser, is there to kill you so surprise isn’t in the mix anymore. Not to mention, their continuing after knowing you are there and ready would go a long way to establishing imminent threat.
October 25th, 2011 at 10:22 am
But, but, but…aren’t you supposed to wearing Night Vision Goggles so the Ninja can’t spot your Flashlight?
Of course, when I shot at my Burglar, he refused to play by the Mall Ninja Tactical Handbook Rules and tried to get into my home during Daylight. Wish I could have turned off the Sun so he couldn’t see me.
Idiots.
October 25th, 2011 at 11:52 am
Where is Gecko45 when we need him to school us all on proper mall ninja tactics?
October 25th, 2011 at 4:09 pm
buy x10 controllers, I can turn on the living room lights remotely. This would in effect disorient anyone as they look around to find out who turned on the light.