The best thing you can do to prepare your home for a home intrusion is to make sure it never gets hit in the first place. Having a gun in the hand is great for when they come breaking in the door, but making sure that door never opens in the first place is an essential piece of advice you can live by when it comes to security and crime prevention.

While a lot of people will say that you should get an expensive alarm system and high-power floodlights for your property (did we mention the moat of sharks and the field of laser beams?), you really don't need to spend that kind of money to get the same protection.

On the next page, you can learn 6 excellent tips you can start applying today to prevent your home from ever being hit.

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