OwnGuard Solutions’ Blog
You will find any number of tips, explanations, and advice on ways you can make yourself and your family safer and better prepared with the posts found here. If you happen not to see what you are looking for, keep checking back, as we are always adding content. And if you have suggestions of personal safety or preparedness content you would like to see, reach out and let us know.
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Be safe. Be prepared. Be OwnGuard.
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Protecting Your Packages from Porch Pirates During the Holiday Season
With the rise of online shopping, having packages delivered directly to our doorsteps has become a way of life. Unfortunately, this convenience comes with a downside—porch piracy. A porch pirate is a thief who steals packages left outside homes or in areas near entrances. They lurk in…
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Scams and How to Better Avoid Them
It seems like every time we turn around some company’s site or network has been hacked or some new scam is targeting us directly. The hackers, scammers, and bad guys seem never to take a break. And maybe it is just me; but it feels like it…
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Preparing Your Pets for Emergencies
Recent events with Hurricanes Helena and Milton that devastated areas in the Southern United States have proven the need not only to prepare ourselves and families for natural disasters, but also our pets who are almost often considered family. If you’ve paid attention to the news coverage…
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How to Support Your Bullied Child
If you have a child being bullied, our hope is that you find some help here. It can be challenging to know how much or how little to get involved when our kids get bullied. I cannot say whether bullying is any better or worse than what…
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Trick or Treat, Safe and Sweet
To be honest, I am excited to blog about Halloween. This used to be one of my favorite so-called holidays, as I’m sure it is with a lot of children. As much as I wanted to eat my way through the candy before we made it home,…
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A Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence Help Resource
We do not talk about statistics here or describe what constitutes domestic violence or intimate partner violence (IPV). There are already plenty of resources, including many of those listed here, that can provide that data if you are interested or do not already know first-hand. Our goal,…
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Deciding On a Home Defense Tool
A few weeks ago, I was visiting our local firearms shop and overheard a customer discussing with one of the staff choices for a home defense weapon. The customer was looking at a Banshee 300 blackout. They asked to see a couple of other AR options and…
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How To Actually Reduce Active Shooter Events in Schools
I got all fired up after the recent active shooter event, perpetrated by a 14 year old, at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. Not that I have not gotten upset before; but why so much this time? This particular active shooter event hit close to home,…
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Winter is Coming: Preparing Your Home for the Cold
This past Sunday was the first day of fall. Department stores are putting away their summer items as the summer season has ended. Soon the crisp autumn air will give way to the biting chill of winter, and it will be time to prepare our homes for…
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A Tale of an Enforced Personal Boundary
What are Personal Boundaries? Personal boundaries are key in any personal safety plan you may have, not only in setting them, but most importantly, enforcing them. What exactly are personal boundaries? Well without referencing any official definition, I describe them as guardrails or limits you establish for…