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PlasmaBomb
Lifer
:beer:
SilentZero
Diamond Member
I would have done the same, but with my M4 (no handguns).
hanoverphist
Diamond Member
moar pic! less hoodie!
😛
ViviTheMage
Lifer
not grab my gun and go into the street.
Look from my house, and if someone IS going at my car, I would call the police, THEN run out guns firing and all.
Look from my house, and if someone IS going at my car, I would call the police, THEN run out guns firing and all.
PieIsAwesome
Diamond Member
Last time someone was awakened by sounds of damage there was a fire in the apartment next door. I would go out and see what's going on with a crowbar or something.
GagHalfrunt
Lifer
Depends on the state. Some places you're screwed if you shoot a guy over a car and other places you're allowed to use deadly force to protect your property. Of course it's good to know which it is in advance.
Red Squirrel
No Lifer
I'd call the police and probably throw stuff at him from inside the house if I know for sure what is going on (ex: clear view). Maybe I'd run out with a weapon but think I'd just follow the 911 instructions which would probably tell me to stay inside.
Another option would be to try and restrain him somehow.
I'd also get a bunch of pictures and video of him performing the crime. This is also why when I get my new house, I need to fix the insulation in the attic and at same time I want to install cameras that oversee my yard and driveway. Video evidence pwns.
Another option would be to try and restrain him somehow.
I'd also get a bunch of pictures and video of him performing the crime. This is also why when I get my new house, I need to fix the insulation in the attic and at same time I want to install cameras that oversee my yard and driveway. Video evidence pwns.
PrinceofWands
Lifer
More or less exactly what you did.
I'd grab my cell and prep 911 on it, grab my flashlight and keep my hand on my gun (Taurus PT140). Then I'd go to investigate.
I'd grab my cell and prep 911 on it, grab my flashlight and keep my hand on my gun (Taurus PT140). Then I'd go to investigate.
PrinceofWands
Lifer
The following is highly dependent upon which state you're in.
Going PURELY by the written law you can use deadly force to stop ANY felony in progress. However, bleeding-heart judges have corrupted the written law and now will not allow that. They still allow detention, but it's a fine line on how much force you can use or even threaten.
You can generally only use a weapon to defend against perceived imminent harm. Except on my own private property I won't even draw unless I think there is likelihood of harm.
reallyscrued
Platinum Member
Yep, that's what I thought too.
For the record, you should've shot the ***** then broke his friend's skull on the sidewalk.
WHITE POWA!
* In all seriousness though, best movie ever.
EDIT: They blank out the N word on these forums?
Negative cool points for AnandTech.
skyking
Lifer
I would not go outside with the gun for a couple of reasons:
1)Going out with gun in hand could put you behind bars if you don't do it exactly right. Even that is no guarantee.
2) You don't see anyone, but maybe they see your gun. Great reason to break into your home when you are gone.
3) There is an aspect of premeditation in grabbing a gun you are not wearing. That is an uphill battle you will have to fight in court if the shit hits the fan.
My understanding of proper self defense use of a gun is, they don't see it until it is too late for them. Don't menace with it, threaten with it, pretend you are 5-Oh. Get it out and shoot to kill someone who is about to do you or your family harm. Otherwise, keep it out of sight.
1)Going out with gun in hand could put you behind bars if you don't do it exactly right. Even that is no guarantee.
2) You don't see anyone, but maybe they see your gun. Great reason to break into your home when you are gone.
3) There is an aspect of premeditation in grabbing a gun you are not wearing. That is an uphill battle you will have to fight in court if the shit hits the fan.
My understanding of proper self defense use of a gun is, they don't see it until it is too late for them. Don't menace with it, threaten with it, pretend you are 5-Oh. Get it out and shoot to kill someone who is about to do you or your family harm. Otherwise, keep it out of sight.
natto fire
Diamond Member
Meh, I have yet to have my vehicle broken into, so maybe I am jaded, but I figure it is fate or whatever. Most of my cars have so little in them that they are not worth breaking in to. This changed when I spent $400 in audio upgrades for my Jeep, but I still don't have any subs or stupid crap like that, so I think the thieves will be confused by my head unit with a jump drive sticking out of it. Not to mention my windows are muddy most of the time. (It is sacrilegious to wash a Jeep, especially if you live in the desert)
lxskllr
No Lifer
I usually leave my Cherokee unlocked in the driveway. A couple of weeks ago I went out to the Jeep, and somebody had taken a bunch of stuff from the center console, and put it on the drivers seat. As near as I can tell nothing was taken. I had 2 mp3 players, coins in the cup holder. RYO tobacco and papers, and CDs in the back seat; Nothing was gone :^? I half wondered if I did that and forgot, but I know I didn't.
That beat my previous strange break in when somebody got into my VW Thing and selectively stole some cassettes. They could have easily carried them all away since they were in a portable carrier, but they just took the ones they wanted :^D
That beat my previous strange break in when somebody got into my VW Thing and selectively stole some cassettes. They could have easily carried them all away since they were in a portable carrier, but they just took the ones they wanted :^D
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