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I know that security is a bit of a show and its really more of a deterant, but I was wondering realistically how I could prevent someone breaking and entering a small-ish American home? What is actually effective?

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[–] Nomorereddit@lemmy.today 2 points 20 hours ago

Lights, cameras, door armor kit, decent locks, and detergents near windows (bars work, but so does planting a rose bush under the windows. Lastly dogs that bark when one near your doors.

This will.help a lot. Statistically the best impact is a dog or two.

You can go hardest by adding electronic security shutters and a serious storm door over every exterior door..

Very general feedback. I've been slowly doing all of the above for years. Have it all except shutters (no need, windows too high) and storm doors.

But if they get through the door armor, security camera alarms and pitbulls ill have plenty of time to grab my shotgun.

God help them if they hurt my pitbulls.