Long Island Man Arrested For Defending Home With AK-47

[BigBear]

As this "armchair commando" (or whatever the term is now) says: If you an't walk/talk your way out of a fight, you end it permantely to where the other party is either dead or inescapably void of any emotional and physical willing to do you harm, ever again.

Flame suit on: To me, there is no escalating force. There is an immediate and viscious statement of intention. Then SHTF.

Case point: When I was mugged, I was able to descalate by drawing down and holding. If they would've had the jump on me. Either I would be dead and they got a few bucks off me - or they would be dead and I'd be in jail for killing three assholes with a knife. Bottom line: In my way of thinking (whether right or wrong) is that once the line is crossed, the threat will die or it will kill me.

[Ranger]

Ranger, where do you draw the line on ignoring suspicious people? These weren't across the street in a bar parking lot, yelling at everyone. They were in his front yard, specifically threatening him.

I suppose I wouldn't really know how I would react until it happened to me, but the story sounded like the gun owner provoked these guys. Realizing that I would likely be arrested for waiving a gun around, and particularly for discharging it, I think I would wait until things were a bit more serious than it sounded like in the article.

Frankly, I probably would have called the cops and only worried about ridding the planet of these twats if I felt my life were in danger. Like you said, there is no such thing as a warning shot - especially if there are twenty gang members on your lawn.

[sniper7]

I use grenades. You can buy them at any Gun Show.

And true gangs are just misunderstood kids looking for attention and a belonging, they should be dealt with with talk and compassion.

I just picked up a rocker launcher and a whole case of rockets! they are soo readily available I can't even believe it!

[sniper7]

the other aspect people don't see on this side of the story, or they see it and haven't mentioned is the aftermath of the gangs.

Taking out 20 of them would probably be the end of you and your family one way or the other, but now, if the guy gets out they might just do a drive by while he is out on his front lawn.

personally living in that type of fear is no way to live. time to move, and I would have preferred it had this guy taken out all 20 of them, then moved

[Ranger]

personally living in that type of fear is no way to live. time to move

+10

and I would have preferred it had this guy taken out all 20 of them, then moved

+100

[ChunkyMonkey]

Stupid move and he deserved to get busted.

I agree upto this point. Being stupid does not warrant an arrest. The article doesn't clarify what he is being charged for. I assume the initial charges were dropped from what the lawyer said.

[Mtn.man]

Chuck Norris woulda kicked ass and screw taking names.

[ChunkyMonkey]

Chuck Norris woulda kicked ass and screw taking names.

But but but....bad guys don't come to Chuck Norris!! Chuck goes to bad guys!

[BigBear]

Chuck Norris woulda kicked ass and screw taking names.

In Soviet Russia... Comrade Chuck Norris still kicks ass!

[Mtn.man]

Dirty harry has been on the last few nights, and so has Magnum force.