Alarm industry lawyer Ken Kirschenbaum posted a newsletter about 'doom and gloom', observing and defending:
Some alarm guys are frantic to dump their business because they think the rug is about to be pulled out beneath their residential market because of DIY. I think the demise of the traditional residential burglar market has been greatly exaggerated.
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