What common household items make good makeshift weapons?

What common household items make good makeshift weapons?

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Short of having a gun, there are lots of ordinary household items that make perfectly good weapons. Any type of impact device works very well. Baseball bats, golf clubs, canes, anything like that. Certainly household knives, cutlery, could be very effective. Surprisingly a fire extinguisher works just like pepper spray. Everyone should have a chemical fire extinguisher at least in their kitchen. There's lots of devices in the garage; there's hammers, there's scissors, there's shears, any type of device that you can imagine, can be used. Again, the thought process, part of the family plan is thinking if someone breaks into my house, what do I have around me that I can use as a weapon? Think about it in advance, identify where it is located, or maybe position these items around the house and agree as a family that these items are to be left here for maybe this purpose. So you talked about it and you planned it and when the emergency arises and you need it; it's going to be where you expect it.