I have a situation here that may or may not fit this thread or even the forum.
I am an active shooter of rifle and handguns and shoot several times a week.
There is a situation in our neighborhood that is getting worse and I am not sure if there is a better way to handle it.
My house is on a corner with full view of the community tennis court.
Lately, groups of young people choose to congregate there and generally trash the place. This occurs in the evening when the tennis court is lighted.
In the morning we are finding used condoms and beer cans as well as fast food drink cups and wrappers. I know some of these young people live in the neighborhood and I am tempted to gather up the junk and put it in their yard.
Given the short fuses and intolerance of some of the youth today, I do not want to get into a confrontation. I know from experience that after they see who I am, payback comes at 0-dark30.
Without a witness or active video, one can only offer an opinion on who did it and that will not hold up in court.
I have called the police four times about the situation and they always come out but the problem still exists. My truck was broken in (again) and I suspect the people in that group have seen me reloading in my garage and thought there might be a gun in the truck.
I have a weapon within easy reach on each level of my house as well as in the garage and have a large safe to store the other weapons.
I am 68 so there is no question of my confronting these people physically.
I choose not to carry on a regular basis. That is a personal choice on my part and I may need to rethink that. I did carry yesterday. My wife and I were headed to church and I saw someone sitting on a bench at the tennis court who did not seem to belong there. The next time I saw him, he was lying on the ground wrapped up in an old blanket so we called the police to check him out.
I carried because I did not want to come home and finding someone emptying the house.
My question to you is what would YOU do that I am not doing?
My instinct tells me to let the police do their job.
Is there anything else I should be doing?
I apologize for the length.
Geetarman
I am an active shooter of rifle and handguns and shoot several times a week.
There is a situation in our neighborhood that is getting worse and I am not sure if there is a better way to handle it.
My house is on a corner with full view of the community tennis court.
Lately, groups of young people choose to congregate there and generally trash the place. This occurs in the evening when the tennis court is lighted.
In the morning we are finding used condoms and beer cans as well as fast food drink cups and wrappers. I know some of these young people live in the neighborhood and I am tempted to gather up the junk and put it in their yard.
Given the short fuses and intolerance of some of the youth today, I do not want to get into a confrontation. I know from experience that after they see who I am, payback comes at 0-dark30.
Without a witness or active video, one can only offer an opinion on who did it and that will not hold up in court.
I have called the police four times about the situation and they always come out but the problem still exists. My truck was broken in (again) and I suspect the people in that group have seen me reloading in my garage and thought there might be a gun in the truck.
I have a weapon within easy reach on each level of my house as well as in the garage and have a large safe to store the other weapons.
I am 68 so there is no question of my confronting these people physically.
I choose not to carry on a regular basis. That is a personal choice on my part and I may need to rethink that. I did carry yesterday. My wife and I were headed to church and I saw someone sitting on a bench at the tennis court who did not seem to belong there. The next time I saw him, he was lying on the ground wrapped up in an old blanket so we called the police to check him out.
I carried because I did not want to come home and finding someone emptying the house.
My question to you is what would YOU do that I am not doing?
My instinct tells me to let the police do their job.
Is there anything else I should be doing?
I apologize for the length.
Geetarman