Self Protection Update: Panic Rooms, Helpless Teen Raped, Death by the numbers - threat score risk.

Panic Rooms in demand.
I call them safe rooms since panic is nothing but an emotional response.  The word safe gives you some  idea of the purpose of what such a room should accomplish.  For those of you who cannot afford a "panic room," I'd suggest picking a defensible room in your home that you can harden for protection against home invasions or other violent attacks.  As for weather protection or other catastrophes such as a nuclear event, well maybe just consider the risk of such an event happening where you live before you throw money at a low probability event.  You can always relocate prior or after some events such as a tornado assuming you survive it.

Safe Room Hardening Options

1. Ballistic protection - fiberglass ballistic panels, reinforced concrete, or kevlar.  Windows with window film that limits outside visual access and some shatter protection and bullet penetration protection.

2.  Entry protection - Steel door and reinforced frame, double pane windows with window film for shatter protection

3.  Fire protection - Concrete and steel with a steel roof or fire resistant materials.

4. Storm protection - underground or reinforced concrete with a steel and concrete roof  or well anchored steel roof.

5. Fallout - Lead lined walls with air infiltration filters.



18 Year Old Raped by gang in a park - handgun needed by father to protect daughter
Living in a state where self defense is best described as scream louder and longer when things get desperate is no way to live.  Thus it is no surprise that a gang of fine youths probably on the way to Honor Classes in college decided to take a 18 year old girl from her father for some fun and frolics by pointing a handgun at him and telling him to leave.  He did as any good New Yorker would do when unarmed and defenseless and abandoned his daughter to her fate to find some help from the police.  Needless to say he was too late getting back with help that consisted of good men with guns.  Notice a problem here?  If he had a gun it is likely that he could have changed the outcome.  Bottom Line:  Get out of states that deprive you of the right of self defense.

Police developing threat score assessment skills for individuals.
 Your threat score could get you killed by police or it might save you.  I think it is designed to protect the police so public safety in this case is a secondary consideration.  On that basis, manage your threat score by limiting comments online and other information you can control about yourself.