Safe rooms, panic rooms, secure rooms, or hidden rooms have come a long way from the days of providing protection from a tornado or nuclear blast. Today you've got a ton of options as well as reasons to seriously consider a safe room for your
Nearly 1.5 million homes will suffer a burglary or home invasion this year, says the FBI, resulting in more than $3.4 billion in property loss, as well as an untold number of physical assaults, rapes, and even murder. Fortunately, burglary rates are down, in part
In the early morning hours of what was to be his 29th birthday, Brenton Estorffe was jarred awake by the sound of breaking glass in his Texas home. Within minutes, the Australian immigrant would be shot dead in a valiant effort to protect his wife
This is a first-person, true account of the time my home was invaded and my mother was threatened with assault and murder. It includes many of the well-known elements of a home invasion. And it offers lessons for others out there who may not be
We think of our home as our castle, a safe retreat from the hustle and bustle of the outside world and the occasional dangers lurking there. If we do envision a threat to our home, it's usually limited to property theft or vandalism to a
You're in the kitchen making dinner at the end of a long day. Your children are in their rooms doing homework. Just another day in the life, so to speak, and your mind is on anything and everything except what is about to change your
According to the FBI, more than one million home invasions occur each year, accounting for 38% of all violent assaults and a stunning 60% of rapes. Clearly, a home invasion is just what it sounds like: an assault on private property and the people residing