What do you do when a stranger is at the door?

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So my question is, how many of you have a gun near the front door to your house? How do you handle strangers who show up on your door step? Does anyone know of a product made to hide a gun permanently near the front door? I don't think you want to live your life assuming every stranger is a criminal, but you also don't want to be caught totally unprepared either.
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I have a gun on me at all times when dressed, and the screen door would prove a hindrance, albeit light, and provide me enough time to draw on all but an army standing on my porch. It's not a bother, so why not? The sight of a gun has obviously cut down on the number of people that knock on my door-maybe once a month here and hardly ever up north, down from several times a week here and maybe once monthly up north. Fine by me, as I really don't even like to answer phones.
 
There's always a gun by my door (hidden in a bookshelf). If I'm not expecting someone, if I do open the door it will be with my P220 in hand behind my back.
 
While having a late lunch with my family this afternoon, a couple of guys came up my driveway and made themselves to the front door. They rang the bell but since I wasn't expecting anyone, I didn't answer. I got up and stood by the side of door and they rang the bell again. I still didn't answer...

THEN they jiggled the the storm door latch (which is locked). That's when I pulled aside the curtain and asked them "Can I help you!!??"; They waved their Comcast Xfinity badge like it was suppose to open the door or something...; I told them "Not interested! Have a good day!"; They high-tailed it off my property...

Yes, I had my gun drawn and it was pointed at them the whole time, although they didn't know it.

Thing is...who the hell jiggles the door knob/latch after they rang the bell twice and no one answers??? Maybe I'm a bit paranoid, but they went back the direction they came, instead of continuing down the block to other prospective customers. Who else thinks this was a little "off"? My wife and kids think I was over-reacting... <sigh>
 
There's a lot of people whose door bell does not work (and often they don't even notice it). Mine works, but there's a good chance I won't hear it if I'm in the back part of the house. I suspect that someone might open up the screen door in order to more readily knock on the front door since knocking on the screen door or the wall is not going to sound as loud.
 
You dont have to open the Door, if it isn't someone you know ar someone you want to talk to,..why would you?
 
To tell them to get off your property before you shoot them?
I haven't had to do that. but I live in a little gated community.
If someone is going door to door I usually ignore them after I take a look. If they are rudely persistant I will allow them to bang on the door until I open the garage door and show up armed at their 9 oclock and ask them to leave.
I'm the grumpy ol SOB of the neighborhood and I'm gnerally left alone.
 
Just to make you extra paranoid....

In my area they have guys go door to door and knock.
Another group is in the alley. They door guys call the alley guys and tell them which houses are empty and look promising.
Another guy is waiting in a car and they call him when they are ready to be picked up.

We've had a LOT of Back doors getting kicked in and usually in the afternoon
 
Averageman said:
You dont have to open the Door, if it isn't someone you know ar someone you want to talk to,..why would you?
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As someone who used to live on a ranch, I can testify to the fact that sometimes the people who you don't know who knock on your door are actually useful. I've had complete strangers drive up and inform me that one of the cattle had gotten through one of the fences and was now along the side of the road. Sometimes, you'll get someone who wants to ask permission to fish in your pond. If they asked permission, we usually let them do it, but if we caught them trespassing and fishing in the pond, they were usually met by a couple of us with guns asking them exactly what they think they are doing trespassing on someone's property. Not that there was really anything worth catching in that pond, but by asking permission, we could warn them of a couple of our cattle that would chase you if you even *looked* at their calves.

We've also had someone come up to inform us that a car had crashed through one of our fences after another car hit it at an intersection near the corner of the property. We've had someone come up and tell us a gate had been left over and the cattle were near it.

So, *sometimes* it is actually useful to answer the door if there is a stranger there... That doesn't mean that you should let your guard down though.
 
How do you handle strangers who show up on your door step?
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I don't handle them I simply ignore them.

Unless I am expecting a package.
Unless I am expecting someone to stop by (they always call first)...

When the door bell rings or there is a knock I don't bother answering or even looking out to see who it is.
 
Onward Allusion: "Thing is...who the hell jiggles the door knob/latch after they rang the bell twice and no one answers??? Maybe I'm a bit paranoid, but they went back the direction they came, instead of continuing down the block to other prospective customers. Who else thinks this was a little "off"? My wife and kids think I was over-reacting... <sigh>"
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The “jigglers” are almost always thieves. Our county was having a rash of burglaries. It turned out that registered solicitors (registration is required in the county) who were selling magazine subscriptions would knock on the door. If you were home they would try and make a sale. If you were not home they would attempt larcenies and/or burglaries.

If you encounter a “jiggler” by all means report it to the police and request that a report of a suspicious incident be made. The reports are forwarded to the detective bureau personnel because among other duties they usually are required to read the reports in order to classify the incident for Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) and they become aware of who the players in the area are. At least that’s the way my PD does business.

"Over reacting"? Not just no, but HELL NO!
 
i must be silly but i dont worry much about things like this. I just dont care. I am a 54yr old Marine. i am 6 4 and 325. i just am not paranoid. if some one wants to dance then we will dance. i have guns close by. I have never had problems.
 
I excitedly run to the door and jump into the strangers arms while emphatically demanding my Publishers Clearning House prize.
 
Well, it would seem the three-page rule is beginning to manifest itself here. It would appear we've gotten about all the useful discussion out of this topic we're going to get at this point.
 
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