House Clearing..Do You Do It?

[Caleb]

About a week or two ago I came home from work and had a weird/odd feeling when I entered my home. Knowing that the little lady was at work, I drew my pistol and proceeded to "clear" the house. It was all good in the hood but, I learned a few things I would like to share.

First, we have way too many mirrors! Mirrors can be helpful to look around corners or different areas without actually being in that area but, they also can give your possition away to a perp hiding.

Second, in a split floor plan with the front door in the center......which dirrection do you clear first considering either way will put your back towards one of the areas...?... I chose to clear the kitchen/dining area first as it was a smaller room/s. Then proceeded to clear the bedrooms and baths. I did find it difficult to pie the main living room because, it is an "open" area as soon as you enter the house. So, I have evaluated my floor plan and came up with what works best my my situation.

I quess my point in this post is to find out if anyone practices clearing rooms or their entire house from time to time? I never did but, after this experience I will. Always follow gun safety rules, especially if their are others around.

Lets hear your opinions/experiences in house clearing..

[Riverpigusmc]

Only time I clear mine is finding out which room that woman is in and not going there

[Caleb]

Originally Posted by Riverpigusmc

Only time I clear mine is finding out which room that woman is in and not going there

That goes without saying.....but, that does not count.

[sdmc530]

yep all the time. My wife has a very demanding job so I like to help out. Besides she makes all the money in the house so I have to keep momma happy

[Caleb]

Originally Posted by sdmc530

yep all the time. My wife has a very demanding job so I like to help out. Besides she makes all the money in the house so I have to keep momma happy

Uhm,......"clearing", not "cleaning".

[GD2A]

If my three dogs are acting normal when I drive up, I have nothing to worry about. If there is anything amiss they'll let me know exactly where to look. God, I love dogs!!!

[skosh69]

Have only "cleared" my house once. About a year or so ago, around 3 am, the garage door suddenly opened. Our bedroom is directly above the garage so you can imagine our surprise. I grabbed the Cbob and Mayla had her Ruger 22, she wanted to take part also . We found nothing except a possessed garage door opener, it'd happened before but during the daytime. Since then we unplug it every night and when we leave for more than a day.

[Caleb]

Originally Posted by skosh69

Have only "cleared" my house once. About a year or so ago, around 3 am, the garage door suddenly opened. Our bedroom is directly above the garage so you can imagine our surprise. I grabbed the Cbob and Mayla had her Ruger 22, she wanted to take part also . We found nothing except a possessed garage door opener, it'd happened before but during the daytime. Since then we unplug it every night and when we leave for more than a day.

Wouldnt it be easier to buy a new one?

[milkmanjoe]

Never clear my house....I have indicators that if not in place I back away. I would call LE and have them wait outside if bad people needed to leave, AFTER I activated the ammonia dump.

[Caleb]

Originally Posted by milkmanjoe

Never clear my house....I have indicators that if not in place I back away. I would call LE and have them wait outside if bad people needed to leave, AFTER I activated the ammonia dump.

Where do I get one of those?!!