There are other thread(s) which would appear to contradict this belief available on this forum. I personally would tend to agree with your sentiment, but it is the eye of the beholder that really counts (the LEO, the DA, the Judge and the jury).Droshi wrote:I think in this case it is much different than producing a weapon while concealing somewhere else (off your property or place of living). You can just ask him to leave verbally from your land, and he has to comply. I think racking a shotgun is the universal language for "get off my property" and I can't see how it leaves much to the imagination. At the same time, you are in your own home, on your own property and can pretty much do whatever you want with your firearms without discharging them. You have just about any excuse if "scaring someone with a firearm" is not legal on your own land...which I would doubt anyway in Texas.
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- Tue Nov 16, 2010 9:55 am
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Re: Back door deterrence
- Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:57 am
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Re: Back door deterrence
I would have to disagree. The threat of deadly force can be an effective deterrent when used to avoid the use of deadly force against yourself. My displaying a weapon does not automatically mean I am compelled to pull the trigger. It should mean that I am ready and willing to do so should the display of force not suffice.ELB wrote:For me, if the threat is serious enough to show a gun, it is serious enough to shoot. If it is not serious enough to shoot, it is not serious enough to have a gun out. Yeah, one can posit scenarios where brandishing might be an option (e.g. many unarmed-vs-one), but the large majority of cases, like home invasions and muggings, the first indication I have a gun should be accompanied by a loud noise.
- Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:56 pm
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Re: Back door deterrence
Pretty much what I might have done. I agree, no necessity for shooting the guy. Deterrance is the key. I must admit that I probably would have shown something a bit more dramatic (since I have all my weapons at hand).Daisy Cutter wrote:I work from home in a "mixed" close-to-downtown neighborhood, and we have had a lot of daytime burglaries in the past couple of years around here. Just after lunch today I heard a very light tapping at my back door (no fence, or gate at driveway). Now I have a nice front door with a nice doorbell that works, so its either one of my neighbors, or someone up to no good. And I have a home alarm sign prominently displayed out front, and another in a back window.
I pulled back the shade a little bit and there is this homeless looking guy (skinny white dude with a gray beard). He's muttering something. I took what was handy (TCP) and held it up against the glass of the door. His eyes got somewhat larger (no, not saucer-effect here, but then it was just a TCP) and his hands went up, and he kept right on talking and walked briskly away. He wasn't a professional burglar but still, he had no business at my back door, tapping lightly.
I suppose I could have just kept quiet and waited to see if he would break in, and then let him have it (inside dwelling) with larger caliber (357 or 12 ga buck) but I'm not ready for a Joe Horn life-trajectory. "Avoid the shoot if possible, no matter how boring your life is."
Did not call police. I figured they might not show for hours and I had appointments. And the dude was not professional.
Lessons learned: a) .380 pea-shooter is effective (at least its appearance is effective).
b) neighborhood is what it is, and unless I get the big fence and the hungry dog, its not going to change.
Cutter