Exactly my point. I have no intention of giving a warning inside. I don't say anything 100% because I'm sure there's a scenario where I would give warning.
Exactly my point. I have no intention of giving a warning inside. I don't say anything 100% because I'm sure there's a scenario where I would give warning.
Uhhh........you might want to look up the dictionary definition of civilian. It is one who is not a member of the military police or (in some cases) fire fighting services.
If Joe Critter pulls a gun on you and you are not afraid for your life you are an idiot!! And if a court of law tells me my life is not in danger, then something is dead wrong!!! School me if I am just thinking crazy here but as soon as that gun is skinned the BG is threatening your life.
Agreed! I figure they`re not here in the wee hours of the night for my riviting conversational skills, they`ll have exactly the amount of time it takes me to rake the slide to unass the area!
This goes contrary to the moronic viewpoint of states that have laws stating you have a duty to retreat before you can legally defend yourself. Someone pulling a weapon and/or threatening physical harm to you isn't enough - not until they actually kill you, whereupon you would have been within your rights to defend yourself.
We had lights coming up our driveway tonight way after dark this evening. That never happens unless someone is lost or up to no good.
We have no curtains in our home as we are very isolated in the country , so I turned off the lights inside, turned on the lights outside with exception of the one out the back door, telling the wife to go to the back room.
I slipped out the back with a pistol and saw a young lady walking toward the front. It was obvious she wasn't armed, so went back in, and answered the front door. It was the neighbor's daughter a mile south that had cows out and saw them headed up our road. They were grazing peacefully in what was left of our garden.
Had a nice chat and exchanged cell #'s and the wife's facebook page so they could call us the next time and avoid the wondering who was coming up the road. Our driveway is 3/10 mile long and 129' in elevation from the entrance to where the house is with two no trespassing signs. Pretty spooky.
We have no curtains in our home as we are very isolated in the country , so I turned off the lights inside, turned on the lights outside with exception of the one out the back door, telling the wife to go to the back room.
I slipped out the back with a pistol and saw a young lady walking toward the front. It was obvious she wasn't armed, so went back in, and answered the front door. It was the neighbor's daughter a mile south that had cows out and saw them headed up our road. They were grazing peacefully in what was left of our garden.
Had a nice chat and exchanged cell #'s and the wife's facebook page so they could call us the next time and avoid the wondering who was coming up the road. Our driveway is 3/10 mile long and 129' in elevation from the entrance to where the house is with two no trespassing signs. Pretty spooky.
My concern is in my profession I've had multiple occasions where I was told Mrs xyz left back/ garage door unlocked for you no one will be home go on in and take care of problem, only Mrs xyz didn't tell Mr xyz I was coming and he or a teen child came home early / sick etc. And yes I have had guns pointed at me before I could indentify myself.
I learned a long time ago to always knock at front door and yell loudly my name and business before and during entry. But I can see how an innocent person could get shot by a shoot first no warning policy
I learned a long time ago to always knock at front door and yell loudly my name and business before and during entry. But I can see how an innocent person could get shot by a shoot first no warning policy
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That's scary @saddlebum, damn. I'd want to be super super careful in those situations. People just don't think sometimes... of course, it would never even cross my mind to leave my home or garage open and unlocked, either.
This goes contrary to the moronic viewpoint of states that have laws stating you have a duty to retreat before you can legally defend yourself. Someone pulling a weapon and/or threatening physical harm to you isn't enough - not until they actually kill you, whereupon you would have been within your rights to defend yourself.
Glad Oklahoma is not one of those!!! Just wrapping your head around that line of thinking just goes completely against common sense.
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