What Every Parent Should Know About Gun Safety – The Movie

No Victims’ founder recently had the opportunity to present to an Atlanta-area Parent-Teacher Association meeting on the topic of how parents can educate themselves and their children to avoid becoming a victim of a gun accident. 

The slides and dialogue from that presentation were merged to create a 30-minute multimedia guide that explores and  expands the information and resources contained in the original article on this topic published on No Victims in August 2009.

View the complete multimedia presentation here.

Note: Ownership of firearms is a deeply personal decision and, for many, a divisive and emotional issue. This article is not intended to encourage firearms ownership or to take a stance on whether or how children should be exposed to recreational or defensive firearms use. Rather, it is intended to help all parents, regardless of how they feel about firearms, reduce the risk of their child being injured or killed should they encounter a firearm outside the supervision of a responsible adult. 

Census Safety – Know Who Is Knocking At Your Door

Criminals are quick to take advantage of something legitimate but obscure to prey on innocent people.  The 2010 Census, currently underway, is no exception. There already have been reports locally and nationally of bogus census-takers preying on people’s unfamiliarity with the census process to take advantage of them.  In this article, we explore a few simple ways to help the census get taken without getting taken in the process.

Holiday Shopping Safety: No Victims’ Founder on WalletPop.Com

The day after Thanksgiving is both the best shopping day of the year or the worst. Combine a store offering its lowest prices all year with a crowd of anxious, cash-strapped consumers who’ve been standing in line for many pre-dawn hours, and you’re asking for trouble.

No Victims’ founder had the opportunity to contribute to this wide-reaching article on shopper safety on Black Friday, prompted by the trampling death of a WalMart employee last holiday shopping season.

For the full story, click here.

 

Watch for a two-part article on holiday safety on No Victims shortly after the retailers put up their holiday decorations (around November 1st).

Refuse To Be A Victim: Tell Your Friends, Save A Life

Refuse To Be A Victim® is a nationally-recognized crime-prevention seminar program endorsed by law enforcement agencies and state governments across the country. One of the only programs of its kind, and the only one to require instructor certification, this program equips participants with the knowledge and attitude necessary to avoid criminal encounters and survuve them if they cannot be avoided. In this article, we go “behind the scenes” of this innovative program and explore why neighborhood associations, homeowners associations, civic associations or houses of worship might want to sponsor a Refuse To Be A Victim® crime-prevention seminar for its members.

Note: No Victims’ founder and many other Certified Refuse To Be A Victim® Instructors offer to lead crime-prevention seminars for only the cost of participant materials (typically $5 per participant).

Thwarting Home Invasions, Part 2

In Part 1 of this article, we explored how the first and most critical defense against the terrifying and often violent crime of home invasion is to prevent criminals’ entry into the home in the first place. However, no preventative measure is foolproof and criminals are increasingly crafty. If the criminals do gain entry, the focus of thwarting a home invasion shifts to protecting the home’s most precious contents — the lives and safety of its occupants. In Part 2, we explore ways to reduce the threat of kidnapping, aggravated assault, sexual assault and other violence occurring in the event criminals are successful in gaining entry to the home.

Thwarting Home Invasions, Part 1

Home invasions are among the most terrifying and often the most violent of crimes. Combining the worst aspects of burglary and armed robbery, many home invasions escalate into kidnappings, aggravated assaults, sexual assaults and even murders. In this two-part series, we explore steps homeowners and renters alike can take to reduce the potential of a home-invasion occurring and reduce the potential for violence even in the event a home invasion does occur. In Part 1, we examine means to prevent criminals’ entry into the home – the first, critical defense against home invasions.  

Supercharge Your Home Security System

Home security systems are a critical component of any plan to protect your home. Basic home security systems can help to deter intruders and alert the authorities. More advanced home security systems offer increased convenience and greater reliability. However, no matter how advanced your current security system, there are a few inexpensive and easily installed additions that make your home security system even more effective.  In this article, we explore three such home security system upgrades that offer enormous bang for the buck.

Note: This article makes reference to specific products. However, the mention of these products is not an endorsement for them. Alternatives may be available and should be explored prior to making any purchase decisions. Please check with your home security system installer or manufacturer prior to implementing any of the improvements described herein.

SAFE To Syndicate No Victims Articles

 

No Victims is pleased to announce that Safe Atlanta For Everyone (SAFE) will syndicate selected No Victims crime-prevention articles on their website.  SAFE is an across-neighborhood organization founded in June of 2008 and focuses on identifying, promoting and facilitating actions individual members of all communities can take to improve public safety. 

 

Tips To Avoid Becoming A “Jump-Out” Robbery Victim

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Cars have long been a convenience of modern life. Unfortunately, the concept of the “getaway” car followed the first Model-A Ford off the production line almost immediately. Criminals since have found even more creative ways to use cars to make their trade easier and safer – for them. Jump-out robberies are one example of such an unfortunate innovation, motorizing the already problematic crime of armed robbery. In this article, we briefly explore the nature of jump-out robberies and propose some means to reduce the potential of becoming a victim.

Why and How To Talk With Your Children About Guns (Even If You Don’t Own Guns)

From a child-safety perspective, guns are as much a reality as swimming pools, electrical outlets, matches or poisonous household cleaners. In the same way that parents teach their children about those other risks, so they should educate their children about the risks guns pose and how to avoid them. This applies to parents who love guns, to parents who hate guns and everyone in between – the politics of guns are immaterial when it comes to children’s safety. In this article, we explore the importance of and approach to talking with children about guns as a means of reducing the potential they will be injured or killed if they encounter one without an adult present.

Note:  Ownership of firearms is a deeply personal decision and, for many, a divisive and emotional issue. This article is not intended to encourage firearms ownership or to take a stance on whether or how children should be exposed to recreational or defensive firearms use. Rather, it is intended to help all parents, regardless of how they feel about firearms, reduce the risk of their child being injured or killed should they encounter a firearm outside the supervision of a responsible adult.