Quote Originally Posted by hurley842002 View Post
Glad your family is safe, and hope the perp is found and the hammer is laid upon him. The wife and I just got into an argument minutes ago, because she recklessly whips the front door open at any noise or knock, without looking in the peep hole. If she was in your wife's shoes, she may have been starring down the barrel of a gun. Scares the hell out of me.
Late response, but I have a story for you. Years ago, we lived in a first floor apartment. Back then, the cat was an inside/outside cat and he'd spend all day outside, then scratch at the door when he wanted in. It was a regular practice that when we heard his scratch, we'd just open the door to let him in without looking. I didn't like this and one day got a fantastic idea to make my point. After returning from a run, instead of knocking, I scratched at the door just like my cat did. I even scratched low on the door like he did. It took a few times before my wife heard, but as soon as the door opened, I shot my hand in the gap and grabbed her right in the mouth. I was able to pin her head against the wall, with my hand over her mouth, all in one motion before she even knew what was happening. It scared the Be-JESUS out of her, but she got my point without a long, drawn out discussion or argument. Thinking back, I'm not even sure if I had brought up my concerns before I played that little stunt. Either way, she changed her habits immediately and the exercise was so effective that she wasn't even mad.