What's the best way to defend your home ?

According to an ex-burglar, it's window film. Stops them putting your window out quietly.

Moat

Bear traps and lasers.

Rose bushes or cactus under every window

I find cauldrons of boiling oil to be quite effective.

The Romans used flocks of geese as watch dogs... watch geese i guess

A moat and cauldrons of heated tar!

I have all three.

Edit: Okay, I have a cat. She's a mean cat, though.

Tall fence with a hedge behind (if you don't mind the aesthetics, also barbwire), alarmed windows and doors, armored external doors, geese (lol), IP cameras, lights/loudspeakers/smoke generators (dissuasive). A well-hidden safe for keeping valuables, and in the case they still manage to get in, a gun or at the very least a bat or a golf club

I called the cops when this fella was breaking in at 3am once. They didn't get there til 9am. They asked what went down. I said don't worry about it. The ambulance came and got him at 3:30am.

LOL,Let the mother in law loose

If someone REALLY wants to get in, they will. Unless you have steel shutters on every entrance, most homes are not really defensible, because there are too many ways to get in.

The best defense for someone like me is a security system so that all those who enter are recorded, an interior alarm system that will ring loudly independent of the building's electric system, and a can of hairspray and a barbecue lighter.

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Trust is quite helpful. My door remains open.

Read free-verse poetry

I have two Rottweilers in my home that amass to a 260 pound problem for intruders; this gives me time to open the gun safe and load a gun to finish off the intruder, and if I come home to a half eaten intruder. I follow through with the gun safe and finishing off the intruder.

PS: Having a farm and pig lot helps with the remains.

Yes

Alarm your home...but also have a small arsenal in your house, loaded and easily accessible, like I do.

caltrops

Shotgun, Birdshot, birdshot, buckshot.

The exterior of your home should be well lit to discourage a break in . A dog is always a good deterrent. Reinforced door jams Are always a good idea , and the of course you main method of defense . Some have a safe room , some a shot gun ... I use my Glock. If someone breaks in I have to assume they know I’m in there with my family ... so no matter what ... when I get a good target I’m am going to shoot them . If my hubby is home too...we are going to shoot them .

All of the above. I have read so many articles about accidental shootings that I'm not sure if guns are the best option.

I have one of those super bright flashlights and a dog.

All 3

Baseball bat and a balaclava

Just stand out in front without a mask and sneeze. No one will come near your place.

Cameras, alarm and if you get past that an array of handguns and shotguns strategically hidden around the the house.

From what?

boobie traps