I'd probably be carrying if I were investigating suspicious activity on my property at night but a recent local story introduces a note of caution. A 70 year old business owner and church pastor, living on the same property as his business awoke one night to the sound of a car pulling into his parking lot. As he had been burgled several times, he grabbed his pistol and his flashlight before going out to investigate the intruder. Turned out the intruder was a sheriffs deputy. The business owner was shot and killed. Be careful out there!
Based on the story I read detailing the official statement released by the police concerning this incident, I'd have to say there's a lot of unanswered questions concerning the officers handling of the situation and use of lethal force. Perhaps we will never know as there's only one story being told, as the other one has been silenced.
I've got an uncle and a nephew who are both deputy sheriffs as well as several life-long friends who are city police officers, and I have nothing but respect for law enforcement, but something sure don't sound right with this story. Paranoia resides on both sides of the fence. As far as I understand, isn't a business/residence considered private property?
Getting back to Richard's original thread, if one of my family members asked me to keep an eye on things and it's late at night and dark, with no lights on in the relatives house and no car in the drive and somebody pulls in their drive and shuts the engine off, I'd have to say that's mighty suspicious activity. And if I'm going to check it out I'm not going empty-handed. But let me say I'm not gonna belly-crawl in full camo with a survival knife twixt' my teeth and an AR-15 (with a full clip!) in my hands either.
I have a CCP and I would definitely be employing CC tactics in a situation like this. With gun ownership/concealed carry, comes intelligent, responsible behavior and training.
In more cases than not, if somebody commits an illegal gun crime, whether it be robbery or murder, it's front-page, national news. If someone legally defends themselves from robbery/violence with a gun, it tends to be a one or two paragraph write-up buried at the bottom of the third or fourth page.
I'm not at all paranoid, but I'm not very trusting either. I've seen too many acts of violence committed against defenseless people to go through life all blind and happy-smiley. Lots of good, honest, hard-workin' folks in the world, but there's also a lot of low-life pond scum floatin' around too. I'm more than willing to reach out to the first or turn-aside the second.
