Never thought it would happen in your neighborhood.

[slasher]

I live way out in the country, about seven miles away from town. There are a few houses in this part, about 6 or 7, but my next door neighbor's house got broke into today. They are pretty sure it was someone that is close to them(okay they know) but it is still scary. So here I am, home alone with a loaded 22 in my lap ( I am the angel of daeth, I am the angel of death, the hour of purification is near, OK Im done). But for real, its scary.

[Epitome]

[size=1]I know how you feel... My house was broken into not too long ago but thanks to our alarm system he ran. They eventually found him because of the footsteps in the snow but it was scary. Me, my brother, and dad went down stairs with baseball bats to see if anyone was still there and a few minutes later the police showed up, and we were all fine. But I dont really think it is necessary to have a gun in this type of situation only because it may be serious, but think about it, would you ever pull the trigger. I know I wouldnt, but I would swing a bat.[/size]

[Panda]

When I was little our house was broken into. Before that happened we never worried about locking our doors at night or durning the day . We lived about 10 miles from town on a farm. Nothing like this had happened in our area before. Most of our neighbors never even locked their doors when they left the house!

The jerks who broke into the house trashed the place. The pulled stuff out of the closets and cabinets it really awful coming home to see that. I was about 6 years old when it happened and those idiots ripped apart all my stuffed animals. I walked into my room to find stuffing everywhere! It was like walking into a room to find a mass murder was committed! Even now thinking about it, it still makes me upset thinking about all my stuffed animals being ripped apart like that.

A few days later our nearest neighbor had their house broken into. The bad part was who ever did it drove a vehicle through the front door. The stupid thing is, these people never locked their doors so the burglars could have just OPENED THE DOOR! So not only did their house get broken into, they had to do some repairs to their house. That really sucked.

On a good/bad note they did catch the guys who broke into the houses! The bad part was they were Mexicans who were in the country illegally so they just deported them and that was it. We never got our stolen items back or any compensation. They just got to go back to Mexico. That just didn't seem fair. :flaming:

Needless to say, my parents lock the doors all the time now.

Edit: I forgot to add that at my house I have a security system, neighborhood watch program, I know Tae Kwon Do and I have 2 very large dogs. I feel pretty safe. Oh, and I do have a very mean Siamese cat I could throw at a burglar so she could attack while I run away!

[slasher]

Oh, yes, I am holding a 22 because they stole a whole rack of guns from their house.

[ChibiHorsewoman]

[quote name='slasher']Oh, yes, I am holding a 22 because they stole a whole rack of guns from their house.[/quote]

[color=darkviolet]Slasher, the new improved Shinigami (god of death) :devil: Sorry, I had to do that!

Well, I haven't had my house broken into *knock on particle board*, but my grandparents had their old one broken into a few years ago before they moved.

The people broke the basement window and then slipped in through there nad up the steps to the kitchen and stole some money, a vcr a small TV and some jewlery of my mama's.

I've had my car broken into twice, once in Texas and once up in New York tho it's not as scary. the joke is one them tho becuase both times they stole a crappy radio. Hell, I was more pissed that they stole my SailorNeptune keychain the first time (they stole my bookbag because i didn't take it out of the car when my husband and I got back from the beach.

I think the scariest thing that ever happened to me in my own apartment was the time my roommate in TX was drunk and went after me. I spent the night on my friend's couch. The scariest thing outside the place was when my husband and I were coming back from the pool at the complex and someone had gotten shot in one of the apartments we walked by. His body was in plain sight-ew. I'm from teh suburbs so that really freaked me out.

Hey slasher, I hope they find those losers[/color]

[shahi]

I've never gotten my house broke in to.But people in my moms friends neborhoods have. The thing was they like left their garages open all night and didn't think people would try to steal their cars or break in to their houses. For me that logic is really stupid. But for me haveing five or six locks on your door is normal(we don't have that many locks now). I remember when my grandmas car kept getting broke in to. They didn't take anything though. Maybe the radio once but thats about it.you'd think after four times it would stop.

[Fall]

[quote name='Serraph-Angel][size=1']I know how you feel... My house was broken into not too long ago but thanks to our alarm system he ran. They eventually found him because of the footsteps in the snow but it was scary. Me, my brother, and dad went down stairs with baseball bats to see if anyone was still there and a few minutes later the police showed up, and we were all fine. But I dont really think it is necessary to have a gun in this type of situation only because it may be serious, but think about it, would you ever pull the trigger. I know I wouldnt, but I would swing a bat.[/size][/quote]
I'd pull the trigger. But I wouldn't aim the gun at the person and then pull it. I'd aim near them and shoot, to scare them. Half the time that works. If they'd have any brain at all they wouldn't get a kid with a gun angry.

It's happened to my family before. Now every time mum or dad leaves the house with just me home, or one of my bros' or sis', they always leave the gun cabinet open, with ammunition. Just in case. Dad's taught us all how to use it.

We live a fair bit out of town aswell, so we have to have some sort of block.

[Guest cloricus]

And you wonder why America has the highest gun related deaths that reach well and above any others of any other country in the world... Dumbarses. Don't you people have any idea on weapon safely? Learn AO's and general practices? Or laws that limit who can use guns and their storage?

I'm being rude because people who screw around with weapons are idiots, this case for example, a class one weapon (.22 etc) is still lethal. Some one could walk through the door and you could drop them even though they might have done nothing wrong...

Good god some people are insane.

Edited:[quote name='slasher']Oh, yes, I am holding a 22 because they stole a whole rack of guns from their house.[/quote]
Your logic is just flawed. If they stole a rack of guns/rifles they no doubt have a better weapon than you, at least a 303, and probably have more experience at handling them. So if they walk into your house and see you pointing a 22 at them they will probably take a shot and disable you since you are a kid and therefor unpredictable. You wouldn't have a chance. What you should be doing is getting on with what you normally do and if any burglars come you should let them take what ever they want and let them leave without any problems which is the smart option. Plus 1) you probably couldn't pull the trigger if it came to it, 2) if you did that is man slaughter or a form of assault and 3) if they are injured on your premises they can sue you for damages. (Yay for the American court system...)

[Epitome]

[QUOTE=cloricus]And you wonder why America has the highest gun related deaths that reach well and above any others of any other country in the world... Dumbarses. Don't you people have any idea on weapon safely? Learn AO's and general practices? Or laws that limit who can use guns and their storage?

I'm being rude because people who screw around with weapons are idiots, this case for example, a class one weapon (.22 etc) is still lethal. Some one could walk through the door and you could drop them even though they might have done nothing wrong...

Good god some people are insane.

Edited:
Your logic is just flawed. If they stole a rack of guns/rifles they no doubt have a better weapon than you, at least a 303, and probably have more experience at handling them. So if they walk into your house and see you pointing a 22 at them they will probably take a shot and disable you since you are a kid and therefor unpredictable. You wouldn't have a chance. What you should be doing is getting on with what you normally do and if any burglars come you should let them take what ever they want and let them leave without any problems which is the smart option. Plus 1) you probably couldn't pull the trigger if it came to it, 2) if you did that is man slaughter or a form of assault and 3) if they are injured on your premises they can sue you for damages. (Yay for the American court system...)[/QUOTE]
[size=1]Now I am not trying to be rude, but what you have said about manslaughter and being able to sew for damages is totally false. My dad is a lawyer, and when we were broken into, if my dad would've had a gun, and the guy hadnt of run, he would have shot his a** down. This is totally in self-defense. I doesnt matter where it happens or how, if your are in danger of being hurt, or are being harmed, you can kill in self-defense. Its simple, so cloricus, if he would pull the trigger, it would do nothing to him or his family.[/size]

[Zeta]

I agree with Angel here. I mean, don't we have the right to take some sort of action against a person breaking into your house? o_0 That is what I was led to believe, and I think shooting the guy would be a good solution [i]if[/i] the situation called for it, such as he is pointing a gun at you, or doing something that can harm you and others.

It hasn't happened to me directly, but back at home my grandparents house got broken into. A few things were stolen but nothing that was major. And in my old neighborhood there were a few robberies here and there, but again, nothing too major.

[slasher]

[QUOTE]Your logic is just flawed. If they stole a rack of guns/rifles they no doubt have a better weapon than you, at least a 303, and probably have more experience at handling them. So if they walk into your house and see you pointing a 22 at them they will probably take a shot and disable you since you are a kid and therefor unpredictable. You wouldn't have a chance. What you should be doing is getting on with what you normally do and if any burglars come you should let them take what ever they want and let them leave without any problems which is the smart option. Plus 1) you probably couldn't pull the trigger if it came to it, 2) if you did that is man slaughter or a form of assault and 3) if they are injured on your premises they can sue you for damages. (Yay for the American court system...)[/QUOTE]

If I see a person walk in my house with a gun, I will shot at hands/arms and legs. And, I believe, if anyone unknown walks armed into your property, you have the right to have protection. Cough cough amendment number IIcough

[Zidargh]

Oh dear, he comes a big heated debate on laws in different countries.

I'm going to leave this topic with a short post. Last year a farmer's house was broken into, and as luck would have it, the farmer was in the house. He walked down stairs, armed with a hunting rifle (or shot gun, memory doesn't serve) and shot the thief as he tried to run.

The farmer faced the threat of jail for doing so, and the thief sued.

It's the way people are.

[Guest cloricus]

[quote name='Zidargh']The farmer faced the threat of jail for doing so, and the thief sued.[/quote]

*Adds that to list of examples.

Just another note, if you shoot some one and they are badly injured or die and it was in self-defence you still go to jail in most cases. No questions asked, your in the big house. Why? Because your innocence is for a court to decide, that is just how the system works.

Also you might think that you can shoot some one but when it comes down to it shooting another human is an incredibly hard thing to do in cold blood.

[ChibiHorsewoman]

[color=darkviolet]The state of New York has a law on the books that states if a person breaks into your house and they damage something you have a right to shoot them. Don't ask me why.

Of course, in New Jersey if someone breaks into your house you have to give them a chance to run away before you go after them. My brother-in-law found that out the hard way when he caught this kid breaking into his place and caught him. The kid's mother threatened to press charges against him because Shawn had wrestled the kid to the ground after he found the kid in his house.

But cloricus, I have to agree with you that the whole damn country needs better gun laws. I've been around guns all my life and have a respect for them, I can shoot fairly descent, but I don't think I could ever shoot someone. (one of many reasons why I'm not in the military) But we've got too many people running around who don't realize what they have in their possession is a deadly weapon. (ie they leave their gun cabinets unlocked)

Point: Yes, you can shoot a person if you have reason to believe they may cause you bodily harm, but I think the law in most states is that you can only counter an attack on your person with a weapon of equal force.[/color]

[slasher]

I am sure that the farmer who shot the thief was not threatened. If the theif hadf a gun, and theatened the farmer, then he woldn't have been sued. He said he shot him while the theif was running.

[Baron Samedi]

[size=1][color=darkred]There have been cases were people have been sued for assault or other such charges in self defense. You can not disable or in any way harm a person. Even if they are in your own house. You will get into trouble most of the time.

The world is screwed. When you can not defend yourself, your family and your property from violent incursions without the threat of later repurcussions hanging over your head, you know there is something wrong.[/size][/color]

[Guest cloricus]

[quote name='ChibiHorsewoman][color=darkviolet']Point: Yes, you can shoot a person if you have reason to believe they may cause you bodily harm, but I think the law in most states is that you can only counter an attack on your person with a weapon of equal force.[/color][/quote]

Or you could just say "but Bush did it!"

[foreverinfinity]

The day we moved into our new house, the house across the street got broken into. The police came over to our house to ask if we had seen anything unusual, and we were like, "we wouldn't know what is usual!" we didn't even know the house got broken into until the moving truck drove away. Considering it was our first day in the neighborhood, it didn't make me feel very safe, along with the fact that I know five ways to break into my house without the alarm going off.
:smirk:

[Monkey_Orange]

[COLOR=DarkOrange]Interesting thread ^^

Several months after my family moved into a new neighborhood, we had a theft occur on our property. And do you know what they stole? It's ridiculous, really. The thieves stole my mom's FLOWER POT!!!

A friggin fower pot! What the heck is the sorld coming to, when your flower pot isn't safe being alone in front of the door? Geez.

My mom was really mad because she loved the pot. She could care less about the flowers, but the pot was special. And big too. I gotta wonder how they managed to lift it. It's quite large Hmm..

I, on the other hand, found the inccident to be rather amusing ^^ Still, a flower pot!
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[Balinese]

[quote name='slasher']I live way out in the country, about seven miles away from town. There are a few houses in this part, about 6 or 7, but my next door neighbor's house got broke into today. They are pretty sure it was someone that is close to them(okay they know) but it is still scary. So here I am, home alone with a loaded 22 in my lap ( I am the angel of daeth, I am the angel of death, the hour of purification is near, OK Im done). But for real, its scary.[/quote]

[FONT=Comic Sans MS]now WHY does this sound familiar?

near the end of last year, the house up the street from mine got broken into. nothing was stolen except a bunch of guns (one a modified semi-automatic). and the people who stole all this? a bunch of middle schoolers who live down the street in the opposite direction.

so if you hear anything about Laredo Middle School in Aurora, CO being shot up, you know it's those kids.

And as a fun fact, there's the 'Make-My-Day' law. if you have reason to believe that someone has an intent to cause you or your property harm, you can shoot them legally if you tell them three times to get off your property. my friend Pat's solution? 'getoffmylawngetoffmylawngetoffmylawn.' BAM.[/FONT]

[RainbowChick]

Very interesting thread.

My house hasn't been broken into ever but my grandma's friend's house was broken into and the thieves stole a bunch of stuff. They had guns and they were threatening my grandma's friend with it. Nobody was able to call the police and the owner of the house was shot at when he protested. The thieves got away but were caught later...don't remember how...

As for guns, I live in Canada and guns are a no-go for self defence...unless things have changed a lot, lol.