just made and put up my NO SOLICITING sign

[merl]

Make sure to disable the doorbell, not remove it. If it is gone they'll knock.

Of course even that isnt foolproof. Got one a while back that showed up about 30 minutes after I'd ordered some chinese.

[Dave]

Do what my maternal grandfather did and wire a car battery to the metal press plate on the doorbell. He lived in Florida and had some "minority" (word he used isn't PC) teens who regularly rang door bells of seniors and ran off. So he hooked up a deep cycle marine battery from his garage to the front door, once the plate was pressed it completed the circuit. Knocked one kid on his ass one morning as he was cooking breakfast. He also hotwired his hubcaps back in the 80's because he got tired of them getting stolen. He was also an electrician and teletype machine repairman as a Navy CB back in his youth.

[buckshotbarlow]

Get a video survillance system, put a latch over the doorbell. When they pick the latch up, it trips a flash bulb behind them. Then when they press the doorbell button a recording says "welcome, you are now on camera, now go away unless your a girl scout with 8 cases of thin mints"...Instead of buying gun shit i should build something like that and sell it. Camera could be fake, but it sounds kewl...

[sniper7]

I have been considering the camera thing as well. Would be nice extra security

[clodhopper]

Get a video survillance system, put a latch over the doorbell. When they pick the latch up, it trips a flash bulb behind them. Then when they press the doorbell button a recording says "welcome, you are now on camera, now go away unless your a girl scout with 8 cases of thin mints"...Instead of buying gun shit i should build something like that and sell it. Camera could be fake, but it sounds kewl...

I would buy one.

[Ah Pook]

"UNLESS YOU ARE ON FIRE,
DO NOT KNOCK ON THIS DOOR!"

[Wulf202]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008ASXNUI

Doorbell intercom

[kidicarus13]

Do what my maternal grandfather did and wire a car battery to the metal press plate on the doorbell. He lived in Florida and had some "minority" (word he used isn't PC) teens who regularly rang door bells of seniors and ran off. So he hooked up a deep cycle marine battery from his garage to the front door, once the plate was pressed it completed the circuit. Knocked one kid on his ass one morning as he was cooking breakfast. He also hotwired his hubcaps back in the 80's because he got tired of them getting stolen. He was also an electrician and teletype machine repairman as a Navy CB back in his youth.

That'd get you criminal status and probation here in Colorado. We have to protect the children ya know?

[james_bond_007]

I'm very surprised that some on this forum believe that posting a "No Soliciting" sign should auto-magically yield the desired results.

While it SHOULD...it DOES NOT.

It requires those solicitors that encounter such a sign to:

1) Read and understand the sign
2) Respect the owner and honor his/her rights/intentions
3) Act in a lawful manner

I believe that in an analogous fashion,
many forum members have supported the issue which argues
"Enacting more gun laws will do nothing to stop criminals from obtaining and using guns...they will only be effective against law abiding citizens."

If having a LAW to try and stop people from engaging in an undesirable action is not effective,
is it even possible that posting a SIGN to prevent an action will be any MORE effective?

It will only be effective for the "honest" guys, that read the sign and respect the owner.
The other "slimy" guys will continue to ignore it.
...same with gun laws.

What CAN be effective is sign citing and enacting consequences:
EX: "No Parking or your car will be towed"...then have the car towed.

What might be a good legal "consequence" for these solicitors ?
Any ideas ?

[merl]

"solicitors will be cited for trespassing"

Wouldn't work for apartments but would for a house