Weapons from the basic things around you

Toy Soldiers on the floor, made of metal.

 

Ummm... Ok... My pistol was in the shop...

 

Good reason! [emoji6]

Your spiked stick might be a better deterrent than your pistol.

 

it beats hitting something with my aged body parts...

 

Our kids might never know the joy of that game...unless it comes out on the app store.

 

Claw hammer and crow bar, kitchen being remodeled.

 

Desk Drawer in a criminal empowerment zone:
Batteries (AAA, AA & C)
Scissors
Ball point pen
Toothbrush ("pointy" end)

 

Kinda depends, if you surprise an intruder try to scare him by brandishing something big and threatening, I would not suggest the teacup unless you happen to look like Vin Diesel. Great name. The reason is he is going to react instantly either flight or fight. You want flight. If you are attacked you want to cause pain or trauma. Hopefully both. Having something to throw helps so you gain a second to grab something while he is ducking. A lot depends on how determined, drugged and violent your attacker is. And his skills. You might want to think blunt force trauma, a wooden bat, hammer, short chain with a weight, axe handle or axe. A large knife is great but if you stab someone they can kill you before they die unless you can hit the heart. I like a short spear but it takes training. If someone he attacks he probably thinks he can overpower you, once he makes that decision you have to change his mind or beat him. Unless you are armed and trained and determined you have a big problem. You have to have a plan and not hesitate. Also some weapons can be more trouble than they are worth in defense. Noisemakers and sprays might be just enough to deter, but have a back up.

 

Good idea. For the intruder without shoes. A squeaky toy mixed in might do more good.

 

You'll kill us with a soup can?
Tea, actually.
What's that?
I'll kill you with a teacup.

AWESOME LINE! Then he freakin' cores the guy.

 

A piece of rope can be quite useful, close in, to block, bind, trip, flail, lock a door, garrot, use as a fuse.
Wire, with a pair or small wood rods (piano, guitar, fence wire,) has been used to garrot since WW1 or before.
Bolos have been used to hunt, and a weighted silk stocking would whip around a throat to be pulled tight, faster than thought.
A rope about 6' long, with a large nut or bolt tied to the end could do some serious damage.
Spare lawn mower blades, and a roll of duct tape, and you have a few machetes.
A vacuum cleaner power cord, a broom handle, and a metal coat hanger, some tape and wire cutters, and you have a very nasty cattle prod that can kill if spiked. Use electricity to guard a door as well, with one wire wrapped around the door knob, and the other waiting for someone to walk through the doorway. A rat trap, at neck height just inside the door with the second bare wire 18"-24", and tried by the door opening, would be quite nasty.

 

Every watch Home Alone?? that Kevin was one smart kid

 

Put a baseball in a nice sturdy sock.
Aluminum T-Ball Bat, 25":
Length: 25"
Shipping Weight (in pounds): 0.94
Product in Inches (L x W x H): 25.0 x 2.25 x 2.25

Not weapons just some stuff left over in your trunk from playing baseball..

 

pickeroon

 

So I guess this thread isn't about the .45 in the side table or the 12 ga. over the front door or the 9mm in the kitchen cupboard (holster velcro'd to the door) or the, you mean "mundane" items.

And no, I don't actually have those.

 

Hand grenade? Rocket launcher? Armor and a horse with a mace and lance. This could be fun.

 

did anyone read the title of the thread????