How to Defend Your Family and Home: Outsmart an Invader, Secure Your Home, Prevent a Burglary and Protect Your Loved Ones from Any Threat - Softcover

Young, Dave

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1624143636 ISBN 13: 9781624143632

Publisher: Page Street Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

The Ultimate Guide to Protecting Yourself and Your Family from a Home Invasion

Dave Young has survived his fair share of violent attacks, including witnessing a home invasion first-hand as a teenager when two burglars broke into his home. Fortunately, his family was okay, but the terrifying experience motivated him to dedicate the rest of his life to helping others survive life’s dangers. Now a seasoned veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and police force, Dave has packed this book with everything he’s seen and learned about home invasions. This life-saving information will turn chilling “what-if ” scenarios into planned strategies to protect your loved ones and belongings from any threat.

Dave uses practical, everyday language to help you view your home from a criminal’s perspective, identify weak spots in your defense and correct them―effectively scratching your home off their target list. He uses real-life examples to teach how to recognize a threat scouting your neighborhood or home. Plus you’ll get detailed instructions on using unconventional weapons of opportunity placed smartly throughout the home and so much more. This book is for everyone―whether you own a firearm or not― because in reality, you can’t depend on a gun to save you in every situation. What will truly keep you safe is a better sense of awareness, the ability to recognize danger and the knowledge of what to do when you can’t avoid it, all of which you’ll learn here. Don’t let another day go by when your family could be at risk―start your proactive family defense strategy today.

About this title

About the Author

Dave Young is a renowned expert in personal safety and defense for civilians, law enforcement and the U.S. military. He has more than 30 years of experience combined as a police officer and U.S. Marine. As the founder and director of Arma Training and cofounder of Vistelar, he has trained police, security and military personnel to survive attacks, including responding to home invasions and active shooters. Dave’s expertise has been featured on CNN, Fox News and National Geographic.

From the Back Cover

Renowned defense instructor Dave Young teaches police and military units self-defense and home-defense tactics; his book How to Defend Your Family and Home puts this long-overdue information into the hands of civilians so they can protect themselves before police arrive on the scene. Learn the psychology of a home invader, how they select targets and what you can do to keep them out. If a stranger knocks at the door, learn what to look for to know if they?re a threat and how to guard the entry so they can?t get in. If you hear a bump in the night, Dave teaches how to know if it?s an invader in your home and exactly what to do to ensure the survival of you and your family members. The book covers mental strength as well as escape tactics, hiding places and physical self-defense tactics if you have to fight the threat. Though guns should be used only as an absolute last resort, many of the book's readers undoubtedly have guns in their homes, so Dave touches on how to use one safely in an intense emotional situation. With seemingly more violent acts happening around the world and controversial stories of police on the news, more people are choosing to take their safety into their own hands. This book shows them how with tips, tactics, information and 60 photos that teach life-saving defense techniques to the everyday homeowner.

Edition details

• Publisher: Page Street Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1624143636
• ISBN 13: 9781624143632
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192