2nd Amendement Rights

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Are they breaking in during the day, when no one's around? I'm guessing so? In that case I guess a gun wouldn't matter, anyway. On the other hand, the security system is a deterrant for most young people that break in during the day looking for stuff they can steal/sell. Other good things you can do to prevent a break in is have good doors and locks, keep your windows shut and locked, have good lighting around the outside of your house, and get a dog (even nice ones know when something bad is up).

Don't know. I know we have an "anti-solicitation" sign in front of the complex. But I do know that "they" do not know what "solicitation" means and may have been casing the area by knocking on doors and visualizing who what they have in there...

We can say let the police handle it, but I have a right to protect my property and my self...

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

Don't know. I know we have an "anti-solicitation" sign in front of the complex. But I do know that "they" do not know what "solicitation" means and may have been casing the area by knocking on doors and visualizing who what they have in there...

We can say let the police handle it, but I have a right to protect my property and my self...

Who doesn't know what "solicitation" means? These probably aren't particularly crafty criminals but don't assume they are dumb people--even if they are teenagers or young adults.

Criminals and noncriminals case areas without knocking on doors everyday. It takes a simple drive through or walking a dog around your neighborhood to notice when people leave for work and when they come home. You notice that as a neighbor so nonneighbors notice the same. In fact, without knowing the structure of your community it isn't safe to assume that some of these people aren't your neighbors or associated with your neighbors.

The neighborhood and the police should handle it together. If you choose to have a gun, just be realistic about what the gun is doing and what it isn't doing.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

We can say let the police handle it, but I have a right to protect my property and my self...

Well, you have a right to protect yourself and others in your home that you feel are at risk of bodily harm. But I don't think you have a lethal right to protect your possessions. As a hs teacher used to say, if you shoot a burgler as he's running down your front drive, you better drag him back inside

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Well, you have a right to protect yourself and others in your home that you feel are at risk of bodily harm. But I don't think you have a lethal right to protect your possessions. As a hs teacher used to say, if you shoot a burgler as he's running down your front drive, you better drag him back inside

And be better at covering your tracks than the police will be at figuring out what you did.

I agree with everything you said.