THE DEFENDERS

RYAN BURKETT mantisdefense.com Profession: Firearms instructor, freelance photographer Current job title: Owner/cofounder, Mantis Defense, LLC Describe your residence and its occupants as it relates to protective or defensive decision-making. I split my time in a much more country area as well as a more suburban area, close enough to major highways and towns/cities, but also far enough away to know when someone isn’t from the neighborhood. Depending upon where I am, the response time can be 10 to 20 minutes out here. Single-family home, decent land footprint versus single-family neighborhood; dense versus less dense populations. A lot of opportunities to egress or stand ground in both. How does your home/neighborhood environment affect your choice of home defense/bedside firearm and defense items? Again, depending upon which neighborhood I am staying at, I know there is a bit more…