You don t even need to open the door.
Rubber band on front door.
The rubber band holds the latch down preventing the door from latching shut.
To keep that from happening take a rubber band and loop it around one doorknob or handle.
Now if the door closes you can push it back open with your body even if your hands are full.
Use the peephole don t answer the door if you are not expecting someone.
But the truth is that criminals can and do exist everywhere even in the most unassuming of towns and there s no telling whether or not your home is next on their list.
All you have to do is unlatch it.
Then twist the rubber band once and then loop it around the other knob.
It s a sobering thought for anyone who worries about home.
According to kim s local sheriff this is becoming more commonly seen in burglaries.
When she finally opened her front door she found a rubber band wrapped around her doorknob.
Origin on 21 april 2016 facebook user kim fleming posted an image of a rubber band stretched over a door latch handle along with a message warning people about a new method of employing rubber.
The rubber band can hold the door open once the lock is disengaged.