New House security program to provide members $10K to safeguard their homes

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 New House security program to provide members $10K to safeguard their homes
by Mychael Schnell and Emily Brooks - 07/25/22 8:05 PM ET

The House Sergeant at Arms is creating a residential security program that will provide thousands of dollars to congressional lawmakers to help safeguard their homes.

The Sergeant at Arms sent a letter to members and staff on Monday announcing the residential security program, which is set to begin on Aug. 15, according to a Republican congressional aide with knowledge of the plans.

The initiative will pay for up to $10,000 worth of security system equipment and installation costs at House lawmakers’ personal residences. Eligible equipment includes motion sensors, video recorders, indoor and outdoor cameras and door locks.

The Sergeant at Arms, which serves as the chief law enforcement and protocol officer of the House, said the program is meant to bolster security for House members and their families.

“[T]he Sergeant at Arms (SAA) will assume the cost of and oversee certain future residential security upgrades, maintenance, and monthly monitoring fees. This program will strengthen the security of Members of the House of Representatives and their families,” the Sergeant at Arms wrote in the letter announcing the initiative.

The officer also said the program cover fixed-rate monthly monitoring and maintenance fees up to $150 a month incurred by members.

Punchbowl News first reported on the program on Monday.

News of the initiative comes after a number of lawmakers have been faced with concerning threats in recent weeks.

Last week, Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), who is running for governor of New York, was attacked while onstage at a campaign event in the Empire State. A man wielding a sharp weapon tried to stab Zeldin, but the congressman grabbed his wrist to stop him before others ran on stage and intervened.

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[libertybele]

Security systems are only as good as the responders to the alarm.

Dogs are a much better security system.

[roamer_1]

Dogs are a much better security system.

That's right. Even JUST dogs.

Criminals are opportunists. When interviewed about casing a joint, the very first thing that made them move on was Man sh*t... He-man sh*it, like a lifted truck with gun racks, and piles of half finished projects around the garage. Redneck. Rednecks have guns and know how to use them.

The second thing that made them move on was a dog. Not a punting dog. A REAL dog. Any dog will raise an alarm, which is bad enough for them, but a real dog  is something they have to go through before they even begin to get to the score.

The thing is... Rednecks own real dogs. So even if you do get through the dog, he probably made you bleed, and he definitely woke up the old man, and he's coming. And boy is he pissed because you took out his dog.

So the BEST security is a redneck with a  real dog.
Second best, a real dog, because a redneck might be there.
Third best, a dog of any sort because he will raise the alarm.

Everything else is not effective.