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A well-known Virginia blogger, Greg Letique, confronted an intruder at night attempting to destroy his yard signs.
Greg writes about his encounter here:
Notice To Knuckleheads
Notice he does not say outright that he was "brandishing" or even confirm that he was holding a firearm, but he doesn't say he was not, either. He does defend your right to defend your property at night.
At least one commenter suggested he should have simply called the police and let THEM handle it.
What do you think?
Greg writes about his encounter here:
Notice To Knuckleheads
I caught the little puke destroying yard signs in front of my house this evening, and I let him go with a stern warning. Anyone who follows isn’t going to be as lucky.
Hopefully he’s going to spread the word that I am not someone to be screwed with, nor are my neighbors.
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When outnumbered three-to-one in an after midnight confrontation and you can only have one thing in your hands (or potentially in your hands), would you choose a camera or a firearm?
I didn’t choose the camera.
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One of the individuals was destroying my property in my front yard and while confronting a group like that in order to stop a crime, I certainly have the right to have at my disposal a defensive firearm in case the situation escalated.
At no time did I say that any firearm I may have had was pointed at any individual, or that I even handled it. If you want to assume that I did, that’s your problem. I’d venture that your imagination has gotten the better of you.
Now I can cower in my basement while a gang of individuals bent on criminal mayhem run rampant on my property and call the police in hopes they might show up in time to actually stop this crime in progress. Or I can act like an American and make a decision to confront criminal activity as it is happening when I believe it is the best interests of myself and my community to do so. Where I grew up the police investigated crimes after they happen, but citizens put a stop to them. Amazingly the crime rate was virtually nil. In places where people cower in fear and don’t have the courage to defend their community, I’m shocked to find that crime is actually an issue. Shocked, I tell you.
In the end someone got a stern talking to and probably learned a lesson that might help guide them to behaving more responsibly and respectfully in the future. They certainly learned that the absence of a patrol car does not at all guarantee free reign when it comes to doing stupid things. The damage was taken care of. No one was harmed. I consider the outcome a win.
Notice he does not say outright that he was "brandishing" or even confirm that he was holding a firearm, but he doesn't say he was not, either. He does defend your right to defend your property at night.
At least one commenter suggested he should have simply called the police and let THEM handle it.
What do you think?