Home Security and Self Defense

Stun Gun in Checked Baggage

You can’t put stun guns in your checked baggage. Better ship them to your location before you leave.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two stun guns were found in checked luggage at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport just days after another stun gun was discovered in a plane at a nearby airport, officials said on Tuesday.

A screener with the Transportation Security Administration at JFK detected the two stun guns in the checked luggage of a man waiting to board Lufthansa Flight 405 to Frankfurt, Germany, on Sunday evening, said Lisa Farbstein, a TSA spokeswoman. The man was arrested.

Another Home Invasion

Another home invasion happening to a family that never thought it would happen to them. Alarm systems and early warning devices can help alert you.

Published August 15, 2011 | Associated Press – Five armed men broke into a home in a wealthy North Branford neighborhood, tied up the family for hours and threatened to kidnap a 3-year-old boy in the house if they didn’t get money, police said Monday.

When the intruders left, the homeowner initially could not find his grandson and raced over to his son’s house on the same street to tell him the child had been kidnapped, said Tom Martone, the homeowner’s son.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/08/15/connecticut-family-tied-up-during-home-invasion/

Suspected Grizzly Bear Attack - Pepper Spray Needed

Although the investigation is not complete yet, authorities do suspect a Grizzly bear may have attacked a man in Yellowstone. This again stresses the importance of carrying bear pepper spray with you when in the outdoors.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. – Investigators have been searching a swath of Yellowstone National Park by air and foot as they try to determine whether a man whose body was found on a backcountry trail was the victim of a grizzly bear attack.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/08/28/investigators-suspect-grizzly-bear-attack-in-yellowstone-hikers-death