so, in light of the opinions at the other thread: how do the advantages of PNV, which allow our soldiers to "own the night" against the trained enemy in the middle east wars lose effectiveness in my back yard against the dreaded untrained criminal adversaries? are american criminals really the ones who we should be calling "rambo" in these pages?
why would the following statements be made, "There is a reason why American soldiers train and fight under the cover of darkness." also, "When I was in Afghanistan the enemy learned pretty darn quickly not to try and engage at night, it was a lost cause.". do you disagree with their ideas?
do the totally untrained garden variety criminals who think targets of opportunity in my back yard are worth risking their lives for posses more fighting ability than the insurgents in the sand? i know they have less reasoning ability based on their objectives, alone. and unlike you, i doubt they will have night vision weapon sights or come with rifles that are hard to conceal, even in their car. i feel they will usually be a mediocre shot with a handgun, at best. i feel that even one who is proficient with a rifle or handgun at distances that my dog will have detected them at will effectively be point shooting at me, observing in the house.
in case you don't recall i have made the caveat of Id'ing my target through a window before even going outside twice for you. with the information provided as to dogs senses, do you feel they will only know about a single perp, while the other goes undetected? but even more puzzling, why would they advance after the element of surprise was totally blown?
i am actually quite capable of determining how much advantage i get with my NV optic, same easily compared to what i can see without it. if you were also able to do that, what would be the reason you broke cover from the shadows into the light for pursuit on your moonlight night scenario? since you understand night vision advantages "perfectly well", why do you assume that more ambient light is an advantage for them with only their eyes, and does not also increase the effectiveness of night vision devices? actually read the posts at the other thread.
if my dog has only one of the (just how many are there, exactly?) perps pin pointed, you assume i will charge out and fire at them. if i can see them, and they are not reacting, they DO NOT see me. if it seemed that i was going to have to engage, do you feel i am smart enough to shoot from where i am, and relocate quickly afterward? do you think i can chew gum and fire a rifle at the same time? what would make me want to change this situation? would you want to?
..."I understand perfectly well why the technology will give a substantial advantage to anyone trying to shoot someone at night. My comment was about dissuading interlopers from coming around at night in the first place. Is that not a good idea?"...
surely you can figure out that it would be to my advantage to not allow them the benefit of also being able to see me also? do you feel this to be a tactical error?
..."The OP referred to Pennsylvania."...
did you think before when i referred to my house in NETEX, gave the distance in yards to concealment, and described the outbuildings, that it was referring those thoughts to his home in pennsylvania?
i was also not under the impression that when you dissed my thoughts that it was directed at him either. this means that i feel it to be a safe assumption that your response to my quoted statements in your postings were directed at myself and not at him. he hasn't even gone beyond the first posting. why did you think i felt texas law had any relevance to him? did you?
..."Yes, Texas (alone) does provide for the use of deadly force under some conditions to protect property, and specifically to prevent theft at night or criminal mischief (defacing property) at night."...
yet another unfounded, unresearched, all encompassing supposition/statement of "fact" on your part?
below from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_doctrine
..."As of the 28th of May, 2010, 31 States have some form of Castle Doctrine and/or Stand Your Ground law."...
being a moderator, i think you should advise the O.P. to check into his state's laws in a great deal more detail than you did when you made your statements!
..."Deadly force is, of course, not justified as a remedy for trespass."...
as for that, when i made the statement...
..."YOU CANNOT BE ANY BETTER INFORMED ABOUT TEXAS STATE LAW THAN YOU ARE ABOUT NIGHT VISION DEVICES. THIS ASSUMES THE MULTIPLE SAVAGE, METH COOKING, POACHING, IN FLIGHT GANG BANGERS WHO ARE ALL ARMED WOULD BE CONSTRUED AS A REAL THREAT TO MY LIFE BY A JURY...YOU MAKE THAT CALL."...
...exactly what part of that statement made you feel i was referring to those who would be considered "trespassers" by a jury?
..."No, absolutely not. That was my point."...
so why was it in reference to my preferring not to allow intruders to see me also by turning on lights for them? i don't need them. THEY do. was that your point?
unless you feel like answering the below question directly, we really don't need to bore THR readers any more with this dispute. please don't bother with anymore supposed variations of plot, numbers of perps, advanced armament trends of perps, or otherwise less likely scenarios than before. specifically, NOT without reasons why such a well prepared force would EVEN train, plan and at great expense equip themselves to this extent for the low monetary value target that my back yard represents, or posting your evidence that this has happened at least once before.
why do you feel that perps in my backyard will fare better against me than insurgents in the sand do against our soldiers?
if your answer (for the third time?) is i will rush out and get myself shot by the extra perps both myself and the dog were unaware of, who knew beforehand that i would do just that, and felt that with their numerical superiority that their best course of action would be to hide behind what they felt to be known cover AND concealment from the night vision sight and 7.62x51x20 rounds of ball ammo loaded semi-auto they knew i would have to observe them and shoot at them with, and that furthermore, your undocumented, in depth studies have revealed they will also have NV sights on their weapons and be more tactically experienced, more capable of stealth and more able with a firearm than me...
i really don't have time for that anymore.
gunnie