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03-19-2024, 08:38 AM | #8031 | |
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The average response time to 911 calls for TPS is now 22 minutes, a lifetime if you need help. It's clear to me and anyone paying attention that you can't rely on the police/government to protect you, your family or your property. |
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Another thing that helps during casual encounters is taking an interest in people in the community. If I see a car meet I’ll roll up and chat cars. If I see people with children in a 7-11 convenience store, I’ll “high-five” the kids and tell them to respect their parents and be good. Quote:
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03-19-2024, 09:19 AM | #8033 | |
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Probably criminals have some sort of bill of rights that I'm unaware of that prevent bodily harm being done to them while they are carrying out the crime...tongue in cheek there, but sort of not. |
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03-19-2024, 09:39 AM | #8034 | |
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03-19-2024, 12:35 PM | #8037 | |
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All for something that ought to be common sense, but our laws seem to lack it. So then you have to weigh your options - if they are just in the garage / nowhere near you or your family and are just trying to steal your vehicle, do you go through any of the above hassle by confronting them? Honestly, I doubt I would. If they were coming towards you, then yeah, if I'm going out, might as well be with a bang and try to take some with me, give the rest of my family a fighting chance to get out of there. |
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03-19-2024, 01:37 PM | #8038 |
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Marked crosswalk. The moment I step off the curb into said crosswalk, traffic is supposed to yield? What's the fine?
The other night I was out jogging. First, with flashing lights, and this truck comes barreling around the curve. He waves at me as he blasts past me. This next crosswalk crosses 2 lanes of a down-hill onramp to 101. I stepped off cautiously, and no one even slowed. I raised my arms and my voice, still no response. I looked back over my shoulder at a local PD car, and officer just quickly looked down at his MDC. No flashing lights on this one.
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03-19-2024, 01:39 PM | #8039 | |
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03-19-2024, 01:54 PM | #8040 |
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"No pedestrian may unnecessarily stop or delay traffic while in a marked or unmarked crosswalk." I did that the other morning. Flashing lights, lane 1 stopped. I peaked around car into lane 2 and it looked like he was going to stop, so I started walking. then he revved the engine and honked, but I was already in the lane. I stopped and he came right up next to me, telling me I was number ONE. This is on the corner just outside the local station.
I tell them every couple of weeks, if they need to post the motor officer and have me cross the street, I will. A commander used to do it every couple of months, even went so far as to wear crazy bright costumes so no one could claim they didn't see him. they motor would write a few dozen cites, and then people would stop again, for a while.
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03-19-2024, 11:14 PM | #8043 | |
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There are long guns aplenty north of the border. Its hard to miss with a scatter gun in a stairwell. Even birdshot from a 12ga at 10 to 15 ft will leave a mark that won't easily buff out.
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03-20-2024, 07:07 AM | #8045 |
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Canadian gun laws are strict but gun ownership is much higher in Canada than you'd think. There are a lot of hunters and sport shooters north of the border. The storage laws are strict but lots of people have guns. Our background checks and purchase laws are very cumbersome. Now as for criminals, being next door to the USA and a pretty porous border we have a pretty high amount of gun crime and gangs are very well armed.
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03-20-2024, 08:22 AM | #8046 | |
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But realistically, there is absolutely no way my wife will permit a safe in the room that I know the combo to because I sleep walk and she worries about that. Right now the safe is in the basement and I don't know the combo - she has to open it every time I want to go to the range. And I'm not going to lock us in the room because both my sons are in different rooms and I can't imagine I'd have the time to gather them up and get back in time given the element of surprise they have on their side. We have a bungalow, so I don't have a lot of options here. I'd agree - in your scenario you have less area to cover, on a different level of the house, ability to store nearby, and no other family members. That works for you, not for me - different scenario. I would *like* to have the shotgun in the bedroom though. I can't likely justify the pistol with the safe storage laws, but the shotgun would work. That said, if society devolves further, I suspect she'll get over the sleep walking risk for the very real risk that we need it one night and don't have it...and then I'll be able to throw one of the firearms in the bedroom. |
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I've had a handgun for a while, long before the silly government created more laws so as to prevent the current lawbreakers from breaking these new laws. A nice 1911 Kimber Raptor that I enjoy, chambered in the Lord's calibre of course. |
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We've got eight guns total but they're all in locked storage except for one. The only gun we have for self defense is a Mosberg 12g because of the theater of racking it and my poor aiming skills.
Before I was married I lived on the very wrong side of the tracks. I found the 12g was a fine deterrent when I was home, but I worked nights so I still got robbed a few times until I upwardly mobilized myself out of that zip code. Nowadays I rely more being on the 7th floor of a mid rise with lobby security.
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MOM bought me the combo pack for my 18th, from Big 5. At home, it stays in a soft case, with the pistol grip and legally-provided short barrel. Trigger lock, and a sleeve that holds 3 00 and 2 3" magnum slugs.
If I have to use it, my hand will hurt for a day or two. "Be glad for the pain, it means you aren't dead"
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