Smith & Wesson to Sell Perimeter Security Business

This just goes to show you, just because you make great firearms doesn’t mean you can make great security systems,  installers or for that matter dealer programs.   I mean really… just because you make cool guns qualifies you to start a perimeter security business?  Come on Smith, if you really want to get in the home security business why don’t you design a 9 millimeter that attaches to an alarm keypad?  When an intruder is detected you could load the gun and have the keypad say, “Well do you feel lucky? Do you punk?”

Through the years all these big wanna-be security companies (who get local licensed alarm companies to do their dirty work) have lived by the proverbial sword of name recognition and have died by it.  To name just a few,  remember Edison Security? Brinks?  Well, they are now just another footnote in a long history of big dumb companies gobbling up small alarm companies and turning the great wine in vinegar.   In their self indulgent ego of recurring bliss they forgot that with high volume alarm installations comes service.    Oops!  Now I know that this number doesn’t show up on the pencil pushing geeks paper, but homeowners and business owners are REAL people who  sometimes have real security issues, and getting back to them in two weeks just doesn’t work.

So the next time you’re looking for a security system for your home or business,  don’t buy into cute little security commercials or slick adds offering FREE installation from so called authorized dealers,  you know better.   Find a local independent alarm company that offers superior service, warranties, false alarm reimbursement and has several local references.  Also, make sure that if your alarm contract is sold to a acquisition firm or another alarm company that you have the right to terminate your agreement without penalty.

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Tags: Alarm System, home security, Home Security Systems, Michael K Houser