Neighborhood lockdown!

me and mine would get somewhere inside our house. either the basement or one of the second floor rooms and make sure to lock the windows and doors. away from any windows or other areas that i can be seen from. anything unauthorized that enters may be in trouble. 12 ga. in my hands and the g/f would have the .22 semi. with 2 loaded .50 muzzleloaders as backup.
 
You actually said that ???

kayakersteve: Heck if the cops want to risk getting shot by a bad guy and do the hard work of finding the BG, I wont stop them.
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Yeah, that's what they do. I'm sure they'll appreciate your non-intervention.

38 Snapped: "A fully armed man has his possessions secure".
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No, just means he has a gun. Having a fishing rod does not mean you'll be having seafood for dinner.

Snapped: attitude of the police department that they feel they can totally lock down a whole neighborhood at their command with no thought that the citizens of said neighborhood may be quite able to take care of themselves.
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1. the dispatcher (not police) said lock-down would take place. Did it even actually ocurr?
2. would you have been happier if dispatcher said: "I'm sure you can take care of it yourself"?

Snapped: you could see the guy (around age 50) was totally ready to give in to any command as long as it was "for his safety".
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It's called wisdom. He was still alive to be interviewed. You should watch and learn.

CrossHair: keep the phone with me, and observe the neighborhood through the windows. What better way to keep collateral damage down than by keeping the police up to date.
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Your's was the only post that made me laugh. I'm sure SWAT keeps your # on speed dial as a command center for situational updates and operations coordination. Did you never get to be Capt Kirk when you played with the other kids?
 
Every once in a while, we'll see a helicopter with searchlight circling the neighborhood, and of course I always call the cops. Police in this area are smart enough to not issue demands, they generally say something to the effect of "Yes, we're looking for somebody. We suggest you stay in your homes til we find him." Not an unreasonable request and certainly not GET INTO YOUR BASEMENT AND LOCK ALL YOUR DOORS AND WINDOWS. People are going to do what they want; some will cower, some will dim the lights and keep an eye out, (like me) and of course some boneheads will even go hunting and think they can do a better job than the cops. I'm pretty sure that this is what police are trying to prevent no matter what they say. Ours are generally just a bit more genial than, say, Detroit's.:D
 
Sriricha, your sorely mistaken about the untrained citizen thing. Fact is, alot armed citizens practice there marksmanship, if not other tactics a hell of a lot more the most common police do. I know this as a fact becuase, due to my families political nature i know alot of police in the area, and i have asked many of them how often they practice.

Almost 99% of the time the answere was 12hours a year. Thats it. Thats not alot of training, and it dosent take much to figure out that alot of armed citizens practice more then they do.
 
If i were a LEO and i saw a guy in a house with a gun i migh wonder if the perp broke in to that house and was looking to see who is out there.
 
Well, since nobody in the Houston area has a basement..... :D

But apart from that, Capt. Charlie's post is spot on. Your house, even if it has brick facing or hardiplank, is not exactly the greatest cover in a firefight. You stand next to a window and watch, you're increasing your chances of catching a stray bullet rather remarkably.

Springmom
 
the Houston area
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I was down there during a frost warning :) folks were covering the lawns and getting firewood at a unheard of price. :) I was in short sleeves.....


Best practise is call 911 and keep the family safe. Poining a loaded weapon at someone is a no no and you can go to jail and or loose the weapon as the leo confiscate it.

Nephew says to go after them is against the law and he wouldnt do it (Marine). He would get the rest in the basemant and protect the entry points. Keep em out in other words not go after em. Sound advise.
 
errrrr...

Honestly I don't see the problem with what the 911 person said. Would you rather he/she tell everyone who calls in to "get a high powered rifle, station yourself at a window and shoot anything that looks suspicious"? I don't think so.

This is much ado about nothing at all, IMHO. Or do you just not like strangers telling you what to do? Seems a little juvenile. You can elect to follow the dispatcher's advice, or you can ignore it. There's no need to get all upset about it.

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