While perusing for articles that may be of interest to our readers, we found that the demand for security systems and even owning guns has been steadily rising in almost all locations this past year.
We found this article out of Tennesse that is demonstrative of the near constant flush of articles on home invasion, burgularies and such pushing sales of Home Security Systems.
Demand for home security systems on the rise in East Tennessee
By JAMIE LYNN DROHAN
6 News Reporter
KNOXVILLE (WATE) - Experts say 22 percent of Tennessee homes have electronic security systems, and local security companies say they're seeing a significant increase in the demand for home protection.
"They're not coming in the middle of the night like they used to. They are coming in plain daylight," said John Knox, of the Electronic Security Association.
"With the economy the way it is, we're just crazy busy installing security systems. Everybody wants to put their systems back online. Maybe they had them 10 years ago, but now they want to re-do them," said Robert Macauley, of Knox Integrated Systems.
Experts say video surveillance is the most popular request right now.
"The prices have been lowered where it's more affordable, more attainable for people. The quality is much better and it's just a good way of documenting a lot of things. It helps the police in a lot of ways," Knox said.
Homeowner Knick Myers is a big believer in security systems after his father's home was burglarized.
"After that event, it definitely changed the way he thought because the fear of someone actually being in his home while he was asleep was a very, very scary thought. Especially after the fact when you think of what could have been," Myers said.
Experts say if you're considering an alarm system, do your homework.
"AsK if all the doors are protected or what if they come through a window? What if they touch your phone lines? Who are the people in my house installing this system?" Knox said.
"People are aware of what is happening around them, and they want to do what they can to prevent that from happening to them," Myers said.
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