BS Gun Stories

[Flak_Jakett]

That said, going outside to run off a thief with a polite request can be a fine idea. The weapon is merely a backup in case politeness isn't reciprocated.

A polite request??? LOL... anyway, my polite request would include painting the thief's forehead with my red dot and burning out his eyes with my surefire. If he decided to move anywhich way beside away from my home... let's just say I'd have to wash the car in the morning.

When confronting someone in the dark who is at least armed with a screwdriver empty threats and hesitation can be fatal. Calling 9-1-1 and shrugging over a missing license plate is not such a bad idea either. I find it hard to believe a dangerous criminal intent on harming your family would stop and steal a license plate first, but then criminals have a different set of common sense.

This story is probably BS your right, but in most cases the shotgun noise probably would scare off a piss ant license plate thief. If the guy is not just a thief, well then he is not just a thief with a shotgun pointed at him. And if he pushes his luck your truck will have a fresh coat of red on it.

 

[2RCO]

I see no problem in investigating with the shotgun. Using deadly force over a license plate stupid but using it to defend yourself from a screwdriver wielding attacker if things went wrong better safe than sorry. I probably would have called the cops on this one though. Using an unloaded shotgun not real smart.

 

[Prince Yamato]

I see no problem in investigating with the shotgun.

I do... it's illegal to have a loaded shotgun or rifle in public (in NYS).

 

[Ghost Tracker]

Going back to the original post...In total darkness ("pitch dark") how did the home-owner detect & determine the actions of the license-plate thief? Did the thief or the home-owner have a flashlight? Was an outside light turned-on as he left the house? Or was this Ray Charles stealing from Stevie Wonder?

I've got no issues (legal or otherwise) in Kentucky with checking-out "bumps in the night" with a shotgun. But for Pete's sake...SOMEBODY in this story has to be able to SEE!

 

[princewally]

"checking local laws before buying or using a silencer (he didn't know that they're NFA-regulated items)."


Checking local laws for a silencer is a good idea. In MN, they're illegal regardless of the NFA stamp.