That is why I have a big hard to break into safe.
With nothing in it.
The guns are hidden elsewhere, locked up.
I work in the security industry. You will never stop anyone from perpetrating a crime, you can only delay them (unless they decide the crime is not worth their effort and most of these idiots are lazy).
For like $30/month ADT - also a government contractor - can secure your home and save up to 20% on home insurance. I think it may be worth it if you don't already have a security system/dog. I am going with ADT when I get my house one day lol.
If you go with any alarm company, pay the difference to get both a hard wired and cellular back-up system. Also invest in a way to power the system if your electricity goes out. Most systems have a control box placed somewhere (usually in a closet) with a large AC power plug plugged into the wall. The systems usually have a battery back-up, but if the power goes out they can only function for so long. Just FYI.
We own an alarm company and monitoring facility here in indy i would definitely suggest a backup transmitter either cellular or radio because most crooks will cut your phone lines leaving you only with a siren to hopefully scare someone off and the backup battery in the control panel should hold most systems up for 10-12 hours.
I thought they were all radio now because of that reason At least the ADT system I was talking about is radio based.
No the backup systems that adt and other national companies use are all cellular or really they operate on the gsm networks the only real radio system around is one that we own and operate its a pretty slick system that was originally developed for military use.