Pepper Guns For Self Defence

With gun control laws in South Africa becoming tighter and stricter, an effective alternative to self defence is by using Pepper Guns. They are great for additional defence (over and above your side arm), are less lethal (but could still kill someone) and requires no licence.

You also do not have to keep it locked up in a safe (where it is of no use to anyone) and you can get as many as you want. They are relatively cheap to buy and to operate and each member of the family can have one and be trained to use it to great effect. Several police agencies across the world use these guns as less lethal alternatives and during riot control.

(Please note, gasguns should not replace real fire arms if you can get a licence. If however you can not get a licence or additional… Continue reading →

Voice Alert – Voice Alarms

Normal burglar alarms are not deterrents.  If you are on a farm then your neigbours are not going to hear it.  If you are in a town or city, your neighbours are going to ignore it.  Your alarm does not scare intruders. However, if you see your alarm as part of your early warning system, to notify you when intruders have breached your perimeter, then you are going to need to know where your perimeter was breached so you will know where the attack is coming from and this will give you time to get your defences in place and fight back. 

You can integrate your perimeter alarm with a CCTV system, but then you have to be at your CCTV to see where the intruders have entered your property and where they are approaching from.  Now with www.voicealert.co.za you can have an alarm that monitors… Continue reading →

Robo Guard

The roboguard is a stand alone, wireless automatic outdoor intruder security system using passive infrared sensor beams that detect movement up to 20 meters away in an 110° arc. Each guard has two sensors one on top and one at the bottom, each emitting 11 beams, a top and bottom beam have to be broken within half a second to trigger an alert. This effectively eliminates false alarms caused by dogs, birds and plants.

http://www.roboguard.org.za

Home Security Books

Home Invasion : Robbers Disclose What You Should Know  Rudolph Zinn

A disturbing must read for South Africans. The author gives us an insight into the modus operandi of criminals and their propensity to resort to violence. The bottom line is that if criminals perceive or have information that you have jewellery , large amounts of cash and high end appliances you are a potential target. The robbers also reveal who their sources of information are: domestics, gardeners, security guards, service providers, even members of the SAPS and how they plan their crimes. There are tips and suggestion s to what individuals and the police can do reduce home invasions.

Buy From Kalahari.net

A Country At War With Itself Anthony Altbekker

Antony, As I have told you. I have been a wannabe criminologist for eight years. As the founder of www.eblockwatch.co.za South Africas biggest community crime… Continue reading →