Double Naught Spy
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palerider1 said:i have always tried make sure that what i do does not negativly effect their privacy or peace and quiet. the other day i went out in my back yard(which is about 350-400 feet from the neighbors house. i thought that he was not home because i didnt see any cars in the driveway.
if he came and said your shooting is bothering me i would have apologized and stopped, but instead he calls the cops. my immediate reaction was to measure 500 feet off his house and shoot some big guns, early in the morning and when he gets home from work, just to piss him off and show him i have rights. what would you folks do?
So on previous occasions, you checked with your neighbor before loud activities, but you didn't bother to check this time. Yes, you thought he wasn't home, but that isn't the same thing a checking with him. How hard is it to phone?
Given the maturity you exhibit here, he probably feels calling the cops was the most prudent thing to do. I am guessing that he doesn't exactly trust you and did not wish to engage you directly because of that lack of trust and the fact that you were armed. If you think about it, complaining to a guy with a gun that you don't trust sounds pretty darned stupid.
So you want to piss him off and show him you have rights? What rights? I am sure he knows you have rights, but so does he. If you decide to intentionally try to piss him off by shooting at 500 feet from his house to show him you have rights, you will also be showing him that he has rights and that you are complying with them.
You both have rights. He probably feels that you violated his rights first by not checking with him before disturbing the peace.