Home Defense Starts with Securing Your Perimeter
By Fear No Evil • Field Notes
Everyone talks about what happens once the intruder is in your house. Few people talk about how to stop them from getting in at all.
Most home defense plans start with, “I’ll just shoot them.” But here’s the truth: If you’re asleep, and your gun is in a safe, in a closet — you’re already behind.
The first line of defense is not your weapon. It’s your perimeter.
The False Confidence of Firearms
Most people who own guns never think through the timing. They assume they’ll hear the intruder, get out of bed, find the safe, unlock it, load it, and engage.
But break-ins don’t happen like that. They’re fast. Violent. Designed to disorient. By the time you react — the threat may already be standing over your bed.
The Perimeter Is the Warning System
Your first job is to make sure the enemy never enters. That’s not paranoia — that’s preparation. You need:
- • Outdoor motion detection
- • Floodlights and window sensors
- • Cameras facing all entry points
- • Door security (deadbolts, jamb braces, reinforcements)
- • Sound deterrents or alerts inside your home
That’s not overkill. That’s discipline. Every second you delay them is another second to wake up, get ready, and win.
Build a Delayed Entry Point
If they do breach, you want that moment to be costly — physically and chemically. That’s where suppression weapons come in:
- • Fire OC tear gas rounds into the stairwell or hallway
- • Use glass breakers or riot rounds to collapse their forward movement
- • Create a perimeter that works *even while you’re asleep*
Your suppressive response buys time, space, and control. It’s not about shooting first — it’s about shocking first.
The Biblical Model: Watchmen on the Wall
In the Old Testament, the watchmen didn’t wait for the enemy to enter the gate. They spotted them at a distance. They blew the horn. They readied the defense.
God calls us to be watchful, alert, and prepared — not passive and hopeful.
Start With What Matters
If your idea of home defense starts and ends with a weapon, you’re thinking backwards. Start with your perimeter. Your lighting. Your awareness. Then, when the moment comes, you’re not panicking — you’re executing.
Faith. Discipline. Suppression. That’s real home defense.