Neighbors beating on my door....

[Master Blaster]

I once lent my neighbor a breaker bar, and a handled wedge and maul to get some tree roots out of his garden, I explained its use, and cautioned him that the breaker was not a prybar, and to be careful with the Wedge maul.

Two days later he returned the breaker bar to me severely bent, and the sharp end of the maul was chipped like he used it to break rocks, and the handle was damaged where he missed. He did not offer to fix or replace either tool. I would not lend him a dog turd let alone a gun.

Besides he would either shoot himself or an innocent bystander with the gun and it would be my fault.

My other neighbor is an extreme anti, who dresses like a hippy, and he would probably offer the mob a flower.

Their wives and children are not to blame though and they could hide in my basement, and help load magazines.

 

[Sulaco]

I'm a Christian so I can say that here and now in the safety of my home in a free country, I would take him in and help.

However, in an anarchist state, where the law no longer exist's, I agree with roscoe...

"Shoot him and take his women."

 

[fistful]

Sulaco, if that's your attitude, then leave Christ out of it.

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

I live on 10 acres and have a neighbor who lives next door who absolutly has NO GUNS...so,his wife asks me to shoot the mean black cat who has been beating up their kitty.Perhaps not on the same scale as mutant zombies attacking but I figure,ya want it done do it yourself.Besides,the cat don't bother my 4 dogs...

 

[Joey2]

I WILL tell them to take a hike. I do have neighbors who I advised to stock up on food, etc. They said that God would provide when the time comes.

They have 12 children, no insurance, accepting hand outs from the local church and they have this attitude.

They also do not believe in owning or using firearms in self defense.

Like I said in the beginning, TAKE A HIKE.

 

[one45auto]

They said that God would provide when the time comes.

Joey2,

What your neighbors are really saying is that when the time comes they plan to rely on you.

My ex-wife, who became what I can only describe as "excessively religious" in the aftermath of September 11th, has essentially the same attitude. It's a wasted effort to remind her that the Lord helps those who help themselves, because she's of the opinion that any self-reliance is a sinful affront to, or a de-facto rejection of, God. I've also had more than one born-again Christian espouse similar beliefs and question me as to why I, as a believer in God, would own firearms.

My response is always the same. I'm not rejecting or denying God's help by any means ~ in fact I'm relying very heavily upon it. I've done my part by learning how to use firearms effectively in self-defense, but it's up to the Lord to give me that tap on the shoulder at the right moment so that I catch my attacker by surprise rather than the other way around. He decides when and if I'll have a chance to use it, but after that it's up to me to follow through. If you look at the Old Testament, God frequently told men when, where, or how to attack thier enemies, but it was up to them to carry the battle.

 

[joab]

They said that God would provide when the time comes.

Of course Joey, God will send them to you.
Now would you really turn God away

 

[greg531mi]

I live in a inner city area, and would block the street, and post guards on either end. Got good neighbors, and would band together to protect the street. Some are antigun, but some are not. I would loan them a gun for guard duty only, for their shift.
Now, my bug out place, up at the lake, almost everyone has hunting guns, but I have a neighbor that sued me over my dock, and I wouldn't help him with nothing! His wife is a nice lady I heard, and would help her, being a gentleman, would always help out a lady.
You can always be be a GDI person, but banding together is strength. We would not have a UNITED States of America if we didn't UNITE.

 

[Havegunjoe]

I probably couldn't turn him and his family out to face the bad guys.

I wouldn't give him a gun. I would in all probability let them in for shelter in my home. They all would receive the biggest lecture of their lives on how their stupid politics have caused the mess we are facing. I would insist that they make a contribution to the NRA as pentence for the error of their ways.

 

[Lupine]

When I moved to my neighborhood I was given information on disaster preparedness courses, asked what skills I have, and by one, eventually recruited to the local gun club and I've become his shooting buddy. (At first I thought they were all a bit funny.)

So I'll be banging on their doors asking for any gunsmithing help, and they'll be banging on mine asking me to help them pick off any zombies that cause any trouble on our block. If I bug out, I know I'll have solid traveling partners.

A few of the neighbors I'm friendly with are a little wary of guns, but I'll be betting that they'd come around. They love their kids, after all. And they would be more than able to round out the skills and manpower needed to get through whatever's going on.

Two sets of neighbors are just plain whacked in the head, regardless of their feelings about 2ndA.

Anyway, some of us on this forum once had to overcome squeamishness about guns, myself included. I wouldn't automatically write off neighbors who are anti-gun. It's amazing how quickly the paradigm shift can kick in under the right circumstances.

Edited to add: I wouldn't be loaning out any of my own guns to anybody who hadn't put some serious time in at the rage with me well before any scenario came up. For legal reasons as well as safety reasons. If any of the anti-people mentioned above requested assistance, they'd have to be able to be able to contribute in some significant form or other.

 

[greyhawk178]

I certainly would not loan him/her a gun to defend themselves when, as said before, they have no clue when or how to use it. Nor would I offer them shelter in my home. Knowing these liberal cowards like I do, if anything went wrong with either scenario, the SOB would sue you and blame everything on you.

 

[poesraven]

, NEVER EVER, would I lend a gun out, "NEVER EVER....................

 

[Hot brass]

I would remind him that in Kali, there is a 10 day waiting period for a firearm. Go home and call 911.


My guns don`t get loaned out. PERIOD