My rifle probably saved my dad's life

[Nebor]

Sure they are. Rifles get stolen all the time. They get sold and resold and resold, usually until they leave the country but not always.

They're not as desirable, bring in less money and are less frequently (by several hundred percent) used in crimes. Criminals tend to be discrete. They want handguns. They don't want rifles.

I'm not saying they don't get stolen, but so do TVs and boats.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Did the droogs look like this?

I would celebrate by having a glass of milk plus.

 

[Vic Vega]

They're not as desirable, bring in less money and are less frequently (by several hundred percent) used in crimes. Criminals tend to be discrete. They want handguns. They don't want rifles.

I'm not saying they don't get stolen, but so do TVs and boats.

Statistically rifles are not used in crimes that often domestically but they are stolen, frequently, and make their way to people who do want such a weapon. A domestic, inner city criminal might not use a rifle but they have a use for them, which is, they can be sold for money. These rifles usually make their way out of the country.

 

[Nebor]

Statistically rifles are not used in crimes that often domestically but they are stolen, frequently, and make their way to people who do want such a weapon. A domestic, inner city criminal might not use a rifle but they have a use for them, which is, they can be sold for money. These rifles usually make their way out of the country.

I don't care.

 

[Vic Vega]

I don't care.

 

[rh71]

don't open the door, especially at night. Should know that around those parts.

 

[schneiderguy]

Good job OP. Pics of rifle?

 

[TakeNoPrisoners]

Nothing says "I mean buisness" like a nice AR.

A big ass shotgun says a similar thing though.

 

[tcsenter]

Well here is a potential downer for ya...

Years ago (in the mid-90s), I got in touch with a friend I hadn't talked to in about two years. He had moved (bought a fixer-upper house) since I last saw him, and he invited me to come over, have a few beers, and catch up.

I knew he was into guns so I decided to bring along a couple of my newest acquisitions. One was a handgun and the other a really nice sporterized Chinese SKS.

I got to his house and didn't really know the neighborhood, or how "bad" that part of town had become. After chatting for a while, I tell him "Oh I brought some things to show you." Went out and got the guns, didn't have a case for the SKS so I just carried it out in the open, to and from the house.

Turns out, that immediate area was fairly gang-infested. The house across the street had seen its share of cops since he moved there. According to a cop my friend had talked to, at least two of his neighbors were active gang members (which I didn't know).

Two days after my visit, my friend came home after work to find his rear (screen and window enclosed) patio broken into and about eight large boot prints on the rear door of his home. Someone had very obviously tried to kick the rear door in.

Fortunately, my friend had already installed some heavy duty security doors (with appropriate framing) and they didn't get in. But I couldn't help but wonder (and feel guilty about) the possibility that I made him a target for burglary by letting his gang-banging neighbors see me carrying guns in and out of his house.

If its a questionable neighborhood and people *think* your dad could have guns in there, you may not have scared anyone away but actually invited them to target his home.

 

[alienb]

Why is every post in Off Topic "I have guns and I'm not afraid to use them"

 

[schneiderguy]

Why is every post in Off Topic "I have guns and I'm not afraid to use them"

Because we have guns and we're not afraid to use them.

 

[mafia]

Why is every post in Off Topic "I have guns and I'm not afraid to use them"

Cuz guns are for betas.

 

[schneiderguy]

Cuz guns are for betas.

Beta with a gun beats alpha without one. But a manlet with a gun is still just a pathetic manlet.

 

[Jeeebus]

South florida, more backwards than texas in gun laws and defending your home

My dad's old, senior citizens dont know better

What city you in? There's more than a handful of neighborhoods in Broward and Dade that I wouldn't answer the door with anything less than a bazooka.

 

[MayorOfAmerica]

Those poor kids probably got sick from dehydration you heartless dolt.

 

[Cuda1447]

Should have let them come in, got between them and door and use castle law to paint wall with brains ftw!

what the fuck is wrong with people? Are you guys all that eager to shoot someone?

 

[Jeeebus]

what the fuck is wrong with people? Are you guys all that eager to shoot someone?

Say that to my face and I'll shoot you where you stand!

 

[pontifex]

OP really has a full auto rifle? what kind?

or is he just following the media BS and calling an AR-15 an assault rifle?

 

[rasczak]

I hate to say this OP, but you better watch your back now. If those kids are part of some larger gang they will tell their higher ups that there's money (your rifle) at your pad and will do what they need to get it. The hood is not the type of place to be brandishing your weapon. You would have been better off shutting the door and making them give up. Why does your pops live in such a shitty neighborhood anyway? Get him the fuck outta there.

 

[invidia]

Ive seen these types of people before, at least in Florida. They're supposedly magazine sellers, mostly high school students, trying to raise money for charity, scholarships, or some other bullshit

Most people say its a scam. The ones from last night weren't the first I have come across when i lived down here. But they were the first to ask to come in.

My dad talked to a cop, who lived few houses down to keep an eye on things and to inform his friends about these scammers trying to get into people's homes for God knows what. I have a hk mr556. Might be overpriced but the quality is far superior than most i have tried.

 

[Texashiker]

OP, where are pics of the rifle at?

As an extra bonus, how about pics of mom?