How effective are residential no soliciting signs?

[gorcorps]

I have no soliciting and no trespassing signs. It has cut down the total number, but has not stopped them all. I come to the door with my shotgun and say "didn't you read the sign?" If they challenge me on it, usually with something like "we just want to help you," I say "get the fuck off my private property" and rack/pump the old Mossberg. They always run away.

I'm not kidding. I have zero tolerance for solicitors; there are signs at the entrances to our neighborhood, signs throughout the neighborhood, and a sign on my walkway. The shotgun thing was especially hilarious when it was my girlfriend answering the door. They were trying to sell us a security system. She said "we already have one. I have a shotgun." They said "well ours is wireless" and she interrupted; "I don't think you heard me," said my awesome girlfriend as she pumped the shotgun and put it on display. They quite literally ran. LOL!

Yes, this is legal. We do it INSIDE our house after already telling them to leave our private property. No, we're not white trash; we just feel strongly against solicitors and have some fun exercising our rights.

Not a great idea if it's not REALLY a solicitor, but someone casing houses. Now they know they can find guns too as soon as they narrow down the times you're not home.

 

[gorcorps]

My daughter sells girl scout cookies. We respect the locked fences and signs.

I think these are the only types that are affected by signs. We were always told not to bother anybody with signs as a kid, and we listened. The adults salesfolk usually don't care, and the religious folk think they aren't selling anything so they don't count. Not selling anything my fat ass...

 

[Staples]

Now to think of it, I got some IP cameras with my Comcast bundle. A year later, they are still in the box. Maybe this is a reason I open them.

I love that red sign with the dog above. For reference, this is the one I was thinking of getting.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/152038945308?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

This covers so many of the solicitors I get.

Real estate agents
Religious missionary types
People asking to install solar on my roof

Just these account for 70% of them.

 

[zerocool84]

My daughter sells girl scout cookies. We respect the locked fences and signs.

Then you're the ones not in the top of sales.

 

[KMFJD]

We have 3 large and loud German shepherds and no solicitors at our place

 

[Red Squirrel]

The nice thing about living where it's almost always winter is there arn't a lot of door to door salesmen. There's some here and there when it's summer but that's about it. There was some super aggressive ones last year, they would peak in your windows if you don't answer, even go in your back yard and look in your basement windows etc.

 

[herrjimbo]

790.10 Improper exhibition of dangerous weapons or firearms.

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes...ing=&URL=0700-0799/0790/Sections/0790.10.html

Pretty sure that is negated while inside your own home.

 

[Staples]

We have 3 large and loud German shepherds and no solicitors at our place

Unfortunately, my dog only bark like crazy at the mail man and delivery people. It is the people I want that don't want to come anywhere near the door.

 

[Jeeebus]

Pretty sure that is negated while inside your own home.

umm... no.

 

[herrjimbo]

umm... no.

And why not, pray tell? As long as I don't pull the trigger, my castle is doctrine.

 

[Jeeebus]

And why not, pray tell? As long as I don't pull the trigger, my castle is doctrine.

Did I miss something in the statute that provides an exception for threatening people in your home? Yes, you can walk around with a gun in your home. No, you cannot threaten people while aggressively displaying a gun... being in your home makes no difference unless the statute says so (and it doesn't).

 

[Jeeebus]

If you need further convincing...
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1618206/state-v-boyd/

 

[Ferzerp]

My city has a little known no solicitation list. If they have a permit to go door to door trying to sell things, they are required to check this list.

There are a few exceptions, but it cuts down the door to door knockers to almost nothing.

Charities, and books/magazines/newspapers don't have to get a permit or abide the list though.

 

[herrjimbo]

If you need further convincing...
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1618206/state-v-boyd/

The man was outside holding a shotgun in a threatening manner, not inside his house. I don't need convincing, I was just asking a question. I still say inside your house is ok. Nowhere, in what you sent me, does anything state otherwise. I'm not arguing with you. I'm just trying to understand why you think I'm wrong.

 

[Jeeebus]

The point is that if the statute meant to provide an exception for being on/in your property, it would say so. The castle law specifically talks about particular standards for dwellings for example.

You just can't read exceptions into a statute if none are listed.

 

[slugg]

I just want to point out that we don't make threats or point a weapon at anyone. We just operate it, most of the time completely out of sight. The rest is left up to the imagination. And this hardly ever happens. But it makes for fun stories.

 

[cavemanmoron]

I am sure some of you have them. I get several a week because the lot sizes are small and someone can cover lots of houses in an hour. Also, since this is a poor neighborhood (this is my theory), we get tons of Jehovahs and Mormons.

How effective are big (can't be missed) no soliciting signs?

No Sign at my Door except an NRA decal and a Support the Local Sheriff decal.

When the doorbell rings, unless I know UPS is coming I ignore it.