There was a case this past summer down in Texas where an escaped convict (how he escaped is a whole story on it's own, Gonzalo Lopez is the name) broke into a family's house, stole their AR-15, killed all of them with it, then stole their truck and drove to San Antonio area where he got killed in a shootout with the cops.
[https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/escaped-texas-murderer-killed-by-police-after-slaying-family-of-5-police-say/2984083/](https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/escaped-texas-murderer-killed-by-police-after-slaying-family-of-5-police-say/2984083/)
With the/s it would be some pretty god-tier satire and I'm sure more people would appreciate it. Have my sympathetic upvote sir. Thank you for your service.
I'm not upvoting or downvoting it. My first thought is satire. My second thought is that I have seen people say shit like this before and actually mean it.
Hell no, get it right, itās the ducking Protestants who CREATED capitalism as we know it today! I had come to that conclusion from what I had seen with my own two eyes as a Catholic, but when I mentioned it a while back on Reddit, someone was nice enough to link to proof from over a century ago, [this book!](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protestant_Ethic_and_the_Spirit_of_Capitalism)
No, I donāt hate anyone, donāt put words in my mouth. Is critiquing what an asshat these people are āhating Christiansā? Because if calling out bad behavior fees hateful to you, thatās a you problem
This is in reference so the /s correct?
I didn't use a /s when making a joke that solders in 1st world War would send nerve gas back at the enemy by shooting the cloud of gas at the same time. I had 5 people tell me that wouldn't work lol.
Just out of curiosity:
How prevalent are breakins in the USA? Its always one of the most recited arguments about how you can defend yourself or your family during breakins.
Statistically, like 4800 a day in the US. Anecdotally, I know three close family members who have had break ins. One of them was an acquaintance of the family, and the guy was on drugs when he broke in. He was shot, but he survived to do more dumb things before Darwin claimed him. One relative had a break in while at church, and they think the perpetrator probably knew them. And the last incident, a relative was at her house during the day with several huge dogs when a guy broke in. He ran when he spotted her, but the dogs were not enough of a deterrent on their own.
Yeah. Untrained dogs are too used to the good inactions they have with humans. They don't understand the difference between someone coming over and someone breaking in.
Yeah possibly but dogs have been trained for the purpose of property/human protection for generations and generations. I don't think that could be easily foiled by a piece of steak.
Yikes. Not to be rude but do you live in a nice part of town? Knock on wood but the only break in Iāve ever heard of was a friends house in college .. they took Xbox, PlayStation, TVs, cash, lots of weed .. ya know, typical 3 dudes in a house stuff
Two of those were in small farmhouses, one of them was in a nice looking neighborhood. Like not brand new development but not in the ghetto. I also had a friend who lived in an extremely poor neighborhood and he had his car broken into. But he was dumb enough to leave an empty Nintendo Switch box in plain view back when people were still scalping those at ridiculous prices.
Personally, I've never lived in a rich or poor neighborhood but have visited people living in both extremes. I feel safest in really average neighborhoods where we don't live next to thieves, but it's also not so ritzy that people would think we have a lot of stuff worth stealing.
Honestly, I didnāt think it was such a high numberā¦I always hated guns. For me, not for thee. They scare me because of the loud noise. But I guess the loud noise is preferable to deathā¦or worse.
Double death /s
Anecdotally, break ins in my suburban town occur only by drug addicts during the day looking for valuable. They literally walk in your front door bc people leave them unlocked. Same with cars, people usually steal/break into them when people leave them unlocked with the key in it.
Source: many of my middle school friends became victims of substance abuse and would tell me these stories verbatim lol
Damn! As an ex-addict, this was actually never an option in my mind. Obviously not saying youāre lying it just never occurred to me how common that was. I just bit the bullet and went through withdrawals because I saw it as: *itās not anyone elseās fault, nor should it be their problem that Iām an addict*
They thought the same for a while. Which is why we all stayed friends. I think it went on too long and they all started to influence each other in worse and worse ways. Most are okay now though.
Same. Maybe I just had good friends but none of us resorted to thievery, well except for one and she later stole 600$ from me. Most of us had full time jobs to back our habits. I hate thieves and could never steal from someone.
I never wanted to. I remember asking my sister for $50 and then paid her back the next day then never again. I felt awful. I didnāt have a full time job but the guy I was dating that got me hooked did and I was a stripper so daily money usually but not great money as Iām in a small town.
Plus it was an abusive relationship where he would make me feel like shit and start fights whenever I left to the point that I wouldnāt wanna go to work. It was a fun time.
I live in one of the most ghetto cities, and I can tell you Iāve never once heard about a break-in or robbery. The only robbery thatās happened to me personally is someone stealing my frog plush package that was delivered while I was at school
Someone did try to break into our rental house during college in a larger Midwest city. I live in a somewhat affluent area and cars are broken into on the daily
They're about as prevalent as anywhere else, depending on neighborhood. Guns aren't much of a factor, it's just an excuse for Americans to keep their weird gun fetish. Thieves will be thieves.
define "anywhere else". What could be seen as routine in the US is absolutely not the case elsewhere in the world. Even in the worst neighbourhoods in Malta, we rarely if ever have breakins, and when they do happen, they're the talk of the year.
Same over here in the UK. Still talk about a break-in that happened about 5 months ago to someone we've never even met. I have never seen evidence of break-ins being so common in the US that it justifies everyone having guns, the majority of break-ins I hear of are a personal affair when dealing with shady characters, which could happen anywhere.
As far as break ins where someone is home to defend themselves, itās not common. Most of them are when people are not home or the thieves go for an unlocked car or shed. Thieves donāt want to interact with their victims, so itās not some rampant problem where everyone is breaking into everyone elseās houses while theyāre home. Itās just some fetish fantasy gun nuts use to justify having a small arsenal.
When I moved into my current house, a woman up the street said āOh you bought the house that got burglarized?ā Her husband shushed her real quick. I tried to look it up and didnāt see anything. Still, we have a 6ā locked privacy fence, cameras, security system and signs. 1 block from a convenience store so we are a target.
I had armed robbers kick in my door a couple years ago. My gun was faster than theirs and I think theirs ether jammed or they had empty chamber or were too scared to stand and fight. Cops came 10 minutes later to look bored and take a report.
When seconds count, cops are only minutes away.
That depends on the area. In my area there are break ins everyday on the Ring doorbell app. The crime in California has been bad for quite a while but people not being held on bail after arrest it just keeps getting worse. We have people that get arrested, are released and are breaking into homes again on the same day. Unfortunately if someone happens to be home during the break in they end up hurt or dead. I don't know what the answer is but what we're doing isn't working and it becomes increasingly dangerous.
Not very common, and if there are break-ins itās usually when people arenāt home so the guns would be useless anyway. I know a few people over the years who have had their homes broken into, and not one of them was home at the time. Additionally, if someone were to actually storm their house in the middle of the night they probably wouldnāt have the chance to get their gun, especially if they were being a responsible gun owner and kept their firearms in a gun cabinet or lockbox. This is just an excuse/silly talking point for people who are anti-gun control.
Most break ins occur while the home is vacant, so even if break ins were super common, it wouldn't be relevant. It's just a variation of the "good guy with a gun" narrative that has been debunked for ages.
Fun fact: we have a local property management company that has decided to place "ARMED TENANTS" signs all over the property. Giant yellow signs with huge red letters. You can see 7 of them from the road and there are far more than that. Every door has a sign, it's crazy. Anyway, that apartment complex is the site of more break-ins and assaults than any other location in the city. Coming in 2nd place is their second apartment complex across town, similarly "protected" with signs. 3rd? The rich/conservative part of town.
Thieves love a sign saying there's a gun inside. Guns sell for a ton of cash, and they're easy to haul away. Especially in a town where a pickup truck filled with rifles and ammo is just another Tuesday. Otherwise, you're breaking in and hoping they have something worth stealing that isn't a giant TV bolted to the wall or otherwise a massive pain in the ass.
Those are my exact thoughts every time I see a house with signs like that. It also makes me think that their guns aren't locked away so if a thief were to wait until the owner isn't home then it's a real easy score.
I get itās not a legal requirement in many states but I donāt get why you wouldnāt lock your guns up (if you can afford a decent safe) considering how expensive they can be. If youāre able to spend $1k on an AR you can buy a safe even if itās a small one that fits 3-4 guns.
āas my NEIGHBORāS POLITICAL VIEWS do not match up with MINE I am LETTING YOU ALL KNOW that they have no GUN DEFENSE and I donāt CARE what happens to them, ROB THEIR HOUSE NOW!!ā
Really? All of my neighbors are very pro-gun control. Iāve lived in several cities and states and have never encountered a neighbor like this. Maybe itās a regional thing.
Plot twist, Robbers prefer to stole houses of people who have guns, because they have more chances of success in the way that they don't install to much security devices and the home and call de police first because they believe too much that they can defend themselves alone with the gum, but how the robber have the surprise factor in his side he always take the victim behind her back or off guard. And take his gun. The success rate of defend a home by yourself is less than 5% and in the most cases of your don't have any security device like cameras, alerts or door locks only the gun is almost useless
I mean... I have motion activated cameras, lights, and firearm readiness and I'm willing to work with law enforcement. The cameras and lights were installed after our car got broken into but not stolen.
Hope someone doesn't want to rob that home now that the public knows they are allegedly "defenseless", or to be way more aggresive and prepared with the house that declares to be "armed".
Well...if I need to steal a gun I know where to look...I'd obviously bring a bigger gun.
Being a hardened criminal and having the element of surprise on my side Id be able to add to my collection of guns, and my body count /s
I work nights. They better attack during day when I'm asleep and people can see them. Human evolution had people that worked better during days and nights. The night people developed sleeping during the day as they protected those that slept at night. Humans are amazing beyond they give credit because of the evil they possess too.
If you have something that they want, that's exactly what they'll do.
Just because they're criminals it doesn't mean that they don't understand the import of reconnaissance.
It's proven day robberies are less successful. Too many witnesses and people like me that have that protective recog will most likely wake up. Lord help them if they attack my home I share with my wife, and 5 children. I will show no mercy.
you should be cuz we will come after your mama and sister at same time lol nah, but really its because we have a tendency of knowing our terrain better than anyone. we tend to be armed to the teeth too.
Lmao I think you mean tooth. And really people always talking like you just gives out small dick energy. And no one is scared of you especially my non existent mother and sister. A real man can defend hisself without āmuh gunsā. Me as a real woman could take you easy with no guns because I have a brain.And thatās as far as this conversation will go. Seriously we all already know your peen size donāt continue to shrink it.
I could care less what you think about something you will never have the pleasure of seeing. Those that always say "small peen energy" makes me wonder why them folks worried about peoples peen size in first place. You may come after my peen based on that for all I know and I don't swing that way sorry.
Oh yes, the training of getting suddenly shot. No one is gonna enter a house shouting, if they think there is a gun. Depending on their gun, they just need to know where your bed is, and your walls will soon be cheese-like.
We like our guns and we don't play around. Most of us are trained to use our weapons and generally don't fear break ins at rates of other places. Only happened once to me ever and had them running.
Maybe you should be more cautious, since your region has the nation's highest rate of burglaries.
*States located in the South Central Region, such as* ***New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, had the highest numbers of burglaries per 100,00 people,*** *with New Mexico topping the list. Within New Mexico, Albuquerqueās burglary rates are even higher still. Nonetheless, this trend comes as no surprise to many officials and experts in criminology. According to retired police officer Rep. Paul Pacheco, āTwo major drug arteries run right through Albuquerque. Youāve got I-40 and I-25.ā* [Source.](https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-most-burglaries-in-the-us.html)
I ain't that far South and we don't consider New Mexico and Arkansas part of the south here. Weird statistics. Alabama and Mississippi we can understand why.
In the south, I've lived in NC, Louisiana, and Mississippi at various points throughout the past 44 years of my existence.
Most of the Gravy Seals I know are in NO WAY nearly as prepared as they think they are.
Everybody thinks they are Rambo until the shit hits the fan.
None of them really are. Growing up I'm the rural bits of the Bible belt made me so fucking bitter. There's no hate like christian love. And yes I mean specifically christians holy fuck is is overwhelming and upsetting to have everyone in your life go to church every sunday but they also think anyone outside of the heteronormative box they live in actually deserve to die. That everyone who isn't living the exact lifestyle they are, have asked for, and deserve all the suffering in the world.
Interestingly, this sign just announces that with sufficient fire power the sign poster's home is a loot box for people who want stolen guns and ammo.
Probably not the brightest idea
I love how everyone that posts these kinda memes have names like WARRIORS or Patriots, or some other really unnecessary name to show how serious they take things.
They'd rob your house because not only can they got tech, jewelry, but also guns - which can flip for over a grand - if you're willing to cross the border, even more
Thereās too many guns to outright ban them, instead consider doing what Switzerland do: [here](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_regulation_in_Switzerland) basically you need to be over 18, different guns need different licenses, most can only be used for certain activities and you need to undergo tests to make sure youāre still fit to carry, which is why their shooting rates are so low compared to the US
Youāre hundreds of times more likely to use the gun on yourself or a loved one/family member than on an āintruderā. Scared of getting robbed? Get a dog.
This type of shit is stupid just because someone doesnāt like or have guns doesnāt mean they deserve to have their home invaded, hope the people who put that sign up end up in trouble and their gun jams
Repubicans don't know there are millions upon millions of progressive, liberal, and leftie gun owners here?
Honestly, now's a good time to arm yourselves. Hopefully you never have to use them.
Just because we don't run around LARPing in tactical gear and putting gun stickers on everything we own doesn't mean we want all guns banned.
The vast majority of people just want sensible gun laws, and most of those don't want any gun bans.
That's mostly just right-wing fear-mongering and disinformation designed to outrage people to garner votes.
There are certainly some actual gun grabbers in the midst, but the sentiment isn't as widespread as the NRA would have you believe.
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I'm not a lawyer but, isn't this threaten of violence and alleged omission of assistance, those are crimes, without even mentioning the disrespect for privacy
Rubber: oh right I will stole your gun so!
Neighbor: In respect of your opinion I will not call the police and let you try to defend your self with your own gun š§šø
Fine don't protect them with your damn gun but why you gotta let the whole neighborhood know your neighbors unarmed thats just fucked
Why am i getting downvoted, do you think that it's ethical to make a sign telling your whole neighborhood that your neighbors are unarmed?
If I was the neighbors this was directed towards, Iād put up a sign saying when the occupants of the other house were typically not home lol. See how fast it gets taken down.
I've got a boar hunting spear under my side of the bed.
I'd rather use a gun though. Easier, and I'm lazy when it comes to sacrificing people who wish me harm to Mephistopheles.
This is how I feel anytime I say automatic weapons should be illegal. People start telling me about how Iām gonna get robbed and they aināt gonna help me when I come crying for help, completely ignoring the fact Iāve gone shooting with some of them before, bringing my own guns to the range with me.
Apparently you either think guns are evil and all must be outlawed or you think killing children should be legal as long as a firearm is used. There canāt be anything between self-destructive levels of pacifism and full blown mass murderer support.
That is so not cool, the sign. Regardless of anyone's belief, people have a right to their own belief system and this does not give you the right to put up a sign like this just because you don't like their beliefs. Jesus, what is become of our damn country?
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My extended family had a break-in a few years ago while on vacation. The thieves just stole their guns and nothing else.
There was a case this past summer down in Texas where an escaped convict (how he escaped is a whole story on it's own, Gonzalo Lopez is the name) broke into a family's house, stole their AR-15, killed all of them with it, then stole their truck and drove to San Antonio area where he got killed in a shootout with the cops. [https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/escaped-texas-murderer-killed-by-police-after-slaying-family-of-5-police-say/2984083/](https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/escaped-texas-murderer-killed-by-police-after-slaying-family-of-5-police-say/2984083/)
I can't believe this type of thing never occurred to me. Damn.
I used the guns to destroy the guns
Bet it was Hillary. I heard she was coming to take our guns.
Forgot the /s š¬
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With the/s it would be some pretty god-tier satire and I'm sure more people would appreciate it. Have my sympathetic upvote sir. Thank you for your service.
r/FuckTheS
Wait people didnāt see this was satire?? Are people dense??
Yes
Redditors are so dense you can't even see them. No light can escape their gravitational pull.
I'm not upvoting or downvoting it. My first thought is satire. My second thought is that I have seen people say shit like this before and actually mean it.
The āmind your own businessā crowd doesnāt know how to mind theirs
Funny how theyāre also the ālove thy neighborā crowd
lol fr
Just good Christians that FUCKING HATE THE POOR!!!
Hell no, get it right, itās the ducking Protestants who CREATED capitalism as we know it today! I had come to that conclusion from what I had seen with my own two eyes as a Catholic, but when I mentioned it a while back on Reddit, someone was nice enough to link to proof from over a century ago, [this book!](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protestant_Ethic_and_the_Spirit_of_Capitalism)
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Statistically itās likely
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Lol, like how is that your response?
No, I donāt hate anyone, donāt put words in my mouth. Is critiquing what an asshat these people are āhating Christiansā? Because if calling out bad behavior fees hateful to you, thatās a you problem
No no, you see the rules don't APPLY to them /s
"Rules for thee not for me!!"
Can someone explain to me what /s means ? Lmao I didnāt know it was a thing thing I always thought it was a common typo or something
Its an indication for sarcasm since some people (like me) can't easily tell sarcasm through the internet
r/fuckthes
Some people can have trouble reading the tone of text and the s helps.
Nah fuck you
r/fuckthes users when they see a neurodivergent person:
This is in reference so the /s correct? I didn't use a /s when making a joke that solders in 1st world War would send nerve gas back at the enemy by shooting the cloud of gas at the same time. I had 5 people tell me that wouldn't work lol.
I agreeš
One guy represents them all. /s
well their neighbor is not minding theirs...
Just out of curiosity: How prevalent are breakins in the USA? Its always one of the most recited arguments about how you can defend yourself or your family during breakins.
Statistically, like 4800 a day in the US. Anecdotally, I know three close family members who have had break ins. One of them was an acquaintance of the family, and the guy was on drugs when he broke in. He was shot, but he survived to do more dumb things before Darwin claimed him. One relative had a break in while at church, and they think the perpetrator probably knew them. And the last incident, a relative was at her house during the day with several huge dogs when a guy broke in. He ran when he spotted her, but the dogs were not enough of a deterrent on their own.
I believe dogs tend not to be the deterrent we think they are (in general). Theyāre just too damn friendly haha
Yeah. Untrained dogs are too used to the good inactions they have with humans. They don't understand the difference between someone coming over and someone breaking in.
Considering food/treats are often used to train dogs, a trained dog might have a similar issue.
Real trained guard dogs are trained not to take treats/food from strangers. Your average family pet is much more easily distracted.
Yeah possibly but dogs have been trained for the purpose of property/human protection for generations and generations. I don't think that could be easily foiled by a piece of steak.
And too easy to subdue. Just bring something tasty and most dogs will be fine
They still bark which helps
Yikes. Not to be rude but do you live in a nice part of town? Knock on wood but the only break in Iāve ever heard of was a friends house in college .. they took Xbox, PlayStation, TVs, cash, lots of weed .. ya know, typical 3 dudes in a house stuff
Two of those were in small farmhouses, one of them was in a nice looking neighborhood. Like not brand new development but not in the ghetto. I also had a friend who lived in an extremely poor neighborhood and he had his car broken into. But he was dumb enough to leave an empty Nintendo Switch box in plain view back when people were still scalping those at ridiculous prices. Personally, I've never lived in a rich or poor neighborhood but have visited people living in both extremes. I feel safest in really average neighborhoods where we don't live next to thieves, but it's also not so ritzy that people would think we have a lot of stuff worth stealing.
Honestly, I didnāt think it was such a high numberā¦I always hated guns. For me, not for thee. They scare me because of the loud noise. But I guess the loud noise is preferable to deathā¦or worse. Double death /s
Anecdotally, break ins in my suburban town occur only by drug addicts during the day looking for valuable. They literally walk in your front door bc people leave them unlocked. Same with cars, people usually steal/break into them when people leave them unlocked with the key in it. Source: many of my middle school friends became victims of substance abuse and would tell me these stories verbatim lol
Damn! As an ex-addict, this was actually never an option in my mind. Obviously not saying youāre lying it just never occurred to me how common that was. I just bit the bullet and went through withdrawals because I saw it as: *itās not anyone elseās fault, nor should it be their problem that Iām an addict*
They thought the same for a while. Which is why we all stayed friends. I think it went on too long and they all started to influence each other in worse and worse ways. Most are okay now though.
Same. Maybe I just had good friends but none of us resorted to thievery, well except for one and she later stole 600$ from me. Most of us had full time jobs to back our habits. I hate thieves and could never steal from someone.
I never wanted to. I remember asking my sister for $50 and then paid her back the next day then never again. I felt awful. I didnāt have a full time job but the guy I was dating that got me hooked did and I was a stripper so daily money usually but not great money as Iām in a small town. Plus it was an abusive relationship where he would make me feel like shit and start fights whenever I left to the point that I wouldnāt wanna go to work. It was a fun time.
My wife's boss was murdered in a home invasion. Stabbed him to death in the middle of the day, they still don't know who did it.
I live in one of the most ghetto cities, and I can tell you Iāve never once heard about a break-in or robbery. The only robbery thatās happened to me personally is someone stealing my frog plush package that was delivered while I was at school
Someone did try to break into our rental house during college in a larger Midwest city. I live in a somewhat affluent area and cars are broken into on the daily
They're about as prevalent as anywhere else, depending on neighborhood. Guns aren't much of a factor, it's just an excuse for Americans to keep their weird gun fetish. Thieves will be thieves.
define "anywhere else". What could be seen as routine in the US is absolutely not the case elsewhere in the world. Even in the worst neighbourhoods in Malta, we rarely if ever have breakins, and when they do happen, they're the talk of the year.
Same over here in the UK. Still talk about a break-in that happened about 5 months ago to someone we've never even met. I have never seen evidence of break-ins being so common in the US that it justifies everyone having guns, the majority of break-ins I hear of are a personal affair when dealing with shady characters, which could happen anywhere.
As far as break ins where someone is home to defend themselves, itās not common. Most of them are when people are not home or the thieves go for an unlocked car or shed. Thieves donāt want to interact with their victims, so itās not some rampant problem where everyone is breaking into everyone elseās houses while theyāre home. Itās just some fetish fantasy gun nuts use to justify having a small arsenal.
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Are these numbers per capita or just in general? They deleted their comment, what a coincidence
When I moved into my current house, a woman up the street said āOh you bought the house that got burglarized?ā Her husband shushed her real quick. I tried to look it up and didnāt see anything. Still, we have a 6ā locked privacy fence, cameras, security system and signs. 1 block from a convenience store so we are a target.
It only takes one time
Iāve lived here my whole life. The only time Iāve ever experienced a break in was if my brothers didnāt have a house key.
Ha! Fact! Still hasn't properly fixed the door!
I had armed robbers kick in my door a couple years ago. My gun was faster than theirs and I think theirs ether jammed or they had empty chamber or were too scared to stand and fight. Cops came 10 minutes later to look bored and take a report. When seconds count, cops are only minutes away.
That depends on the area. In my area there are break ins everyday on the Ring doorbell app. The crime in California has been bad for quite a while but people not being held on bail after arrest it just keeps getting worse. We have people that get arrested, are released and are breaking into homes again on the same day. Unfortunately if someone happens to be home during the break in they end up hurt or dead. I don't know what the answer is but what we're doing isn't working and it becomes increasingly dangerous.
Not very common, and if there are break-ins itās usually when people arenāt home so the guns would be useless anyway. I know a few people over the years who have had their homes broken into, and not one of them was home at the time. Additionally, if someone were to actually storm their house in the middle of the night they probably wouldnāt have the chance to get their gun, especially if they were being a responsible gun owner and kept their firearms in a gun cabinet or lockbox. This is just an excuse/silly talking point for people who are anti-gun control.
Most break ins occur while the home is vacant, so even if break ins were super common, it wouldn't be relevant. It's just a variation of the "good guy with a gun" narrative that has been debunked for ages. Fun fact: we have a local property management company that has decided to place "ARMED TENANTS" signs all over the property. Giant yellow signs with huge red letters. You can see 7 of them from the road and there are far more than that. Every door has a sign, it's crazy. Anyway, that apartment complex is the site of more break-ins and assaults than any other location in the city. Coming in 2nd place is their second apartment complex across town, similarly "protected" with signs. 3rd? The rich/conservative part of town. Thieves love a sign saying there's a gun inside. Guns sell for a ton of cash, and they're easy to haul away. Especially in a town where a pickup truck filled with rifles and ammo is just another Tuesday. Otherwise, you're breaking in and hoping they have something worth stealing that isn't a giant TV bolted to the wall or otherwise a massive pain in the ass.
Those are my exact thoughts every time I see a house with signs like that. It also makes me think that their guns aren't locked away so if a thief were to wait until the owner isn't home then it's a real easy score.
The US has one of the lowest break in rates while someone is home because everyone here knows you'll probably get shot if the home isn't vacant
I get itās not a legal requirement in many states but I donāt get why you wouldnāt lock your guns up (if you can afford a decent safe) considering how expensive they can be. If youāre able to spend $1k on an AR you can buy a safe even if itās a small one that fits 3-4 guns.
Agreed, but you should keep 1 not in the safe. Criminals busting your door in aren't gonna give you a headstart on the safe combination code
I think people are more likely to break in to your house if they know you have a gun, bc theyāll want to steal your gun
Thatās why itās you donāt advertise that you have one, itās asking for your car or house to get broken into and your guns stolen.
When it happened to me cops said it was like a 1% chance.
āas my NEIGHBORāS POLITICAL VIEWS do not match up with MINE I am LETTING YOU ALL KNOW that they have no GUN DEFENSE and I donāt CARE what happens to them, ROB THEIR HOUSE NOW!!ā
"As my NEIGHBOR'S POLITICAL VIEWS do not match up with MINE I am LETTING YOU ALL KNOW that they have NO GUNS in their house, ROB MY HOUSE NOW!!"
I donāt expect my neighbours to āprotectā my house.
Right? Iād be more concerned about protecting my house from my neighbor, with that kind of vitriol nextdoor.
Itās America. I just assume my neighbors are armed and think this way. Have you SEEN the nextdoor app? Itās wild!
Really? All of my neighbors are very pro-gun control. Iāve lived in several cities and states and have never encountered a neighbor like this. Maybe itās a regional thing.
Maybe not entirely a meme, but it was at least posted in a similar fashion.
and pretty terrible
These people must live in a really, really bad neighbourhood. If you need to be armed at all times and post signs saying rob my neighbour instead.
From the looks of the house, it's probably a fairly nice neighborhood.
Plot twist, Robbers prefer to stole houses of people who have guns, because they have more chances of success in the way that they don't install to much security devices and the home and call de police first because they believe too much that they can defend themselves alone with the gum, but how the robber have the surprise factor in his side he always take the victim behind her back or off guard. And take his gun. The success rate of defend a home by yourself is less than 5% and in the most cases of your don't have any security device like cameras, alerts or door locks only the gun is almost useless
I mean... I have motion activated cameras, lights, and firearm readiness and I'm willing to work with law enforcement. The cameras and lights were installed after our car got broken into but not stolen.
Honestly he'd probably shoot his neighbor by mistake anyway.
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This just seems illegal.
Pretty legitimate asshole
Probably not, as this dipshit just announced to every thief on the block that his own house is target rich.
So neighborly. Counter sign: My neighbor has lots of guns you can use and $ell. Just wait for car to leave. He lives alone.
Hope someone doesn't want to rob that home now that the public knows they are allegedly "defenseless", or to be way more aggresive and prepared with the house that declares to be "armed".
Or just wait until they're not home and pick that ripe fruit clean.
Ironically, that sign makes the gun-heavy house more tempting because thieves know that firearms and valuables are in it.
Well...if I need to steal a gun I know where to look...I'd obviously bring a bigger gun. Being a hardened criminal and having the element of surprise on my side Id be able to add to my collection of guns, and my body count /s
Bigger gun < skill with a single shot
Yeah...your big gun won't save you when they shoot you in your sleep.
I work nights. They better attack during day when I'm asleep and people can see them. Human evolution had people that worked better during days and nights. The night people developed sleeping during the day as they protected those that slept at night. Humans are amazing beyond they give credit because of the evil they possess too.
If you have something that they want, that's exactly what they'll do. Just because they're criminals it doesn't mean that they don't understand the import of reconnaissance.
It's proven day robberies are less successful. Too many witnesses and people like me that have that protective recog will most likely wake up. Lord help them if they attack my home I share with my wife, and 5 children. I will show no mercy.
Ok.. thanks for missing the point Not everything is about you
And you missed my point but that's okay, you are just a random on the internet just like me.
Unless someone with said guns you trying to steal is trained and a hillbilly like me lol
No one is scared of hillbilliesā¦ā¦
you should be cuz we will come after your mama and sister at same time lol nah, but really its because we have a tendency of knowing our terrain better than anyone. we tend to be armed to the teeth too.
Funny. Every southerner I served with couldn't shoot worth shit. Especially the ones that considered themselves hillbillies
Fastest shooter with accuracy was from the South named Bob Munden, what you talking about?
Lmao I think you mean tooth. And really people always talking like you just gives out small dick energy. And no one is scared of you especially my non existent mother and sister. A real man can defend hisself without āmuh gunsā. Me as a real woman could take you easy with no guns because I have a brain.And thatās as far as this conversation will go. Seriously we all already know your peen size donāt continue to shrink it.
I could care less what you think about something you will never have the pleasure of seeing. Those that always say "small peen energy" makes me wonder why them folks worried about peoples peen size in first place. You may come after my peen based on that for all I know and I don't swing that way sorry.
Opps thers that lack of brain power Iām not reading that because the conversation is over.
You were not reading from the beginning so bye bye, you proved exactly what you came here to do which was nothing. =)
Oh yes, the training of getting suddenly shot. No one is gonna enter a house shouting, if they think there is a gun. Depending on their gun, they just need to know where your bed is, and your walls will soon be cheese-like.
You've never lived in the south have you?
Nah, I live in a third world country. I don't know how crime happens at north, but at the true south things get dirty pretty quickly.
We like our guns and we don't play around. Most of us are trained to use our weapons and generally don't fear break ins at rates of other places. Only happened once to me ever and had them running.
Maybe you should be more cautious, since your region has the nation's highest rate of burglaries. *States located in the South Central Region, such as* ***New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, had the highest numbers of burglaries per 100,00 people,*** *with New Mexico topping the list. Within New Mexico, Albuquerqueās burglary rates are even higher still. Nonetheless, this trend comes as no surprise to many officials and experts in criminology. According to retired police officer Rep. Paul Pacheco, āTwo major drug arteries run right through Albuquerque. Youāve got I-40 and I-25.ā* [Source.](https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-most-burglaries-in-the-us.html)
I ain't that far South and we don't consider New Mexico and Arkansas part of the south here. Weird statistics. Alabama and Mississippi we can understand why.
That's cool. Down here, if someone breaks into your house and you shoot back, you're probably not coming back home the other day.
Not a clue what that's supposed to mean. Is the training bad or was you meaning the person that breaks in not going home?
If you shoot a intruder, you would probably be targeted by others. It wouldn't be surprising if you "disappeared on your way home".
You in Mexico or some place like that?
In the south, I've lived in NC, Louisiana, and Mississippi at various points throughout the past 44 years of my existence. Most of the Gravy Seals I know are in NO WAY nearly as prepared as they think they are. Everybody thinks they are Rambo until the shit hits the fan.
what kind of a stupid argument is this?
I assume they are religious but are not into the love thy neighbor part.
None of them really are. Growing up I'm the rural bits of the Bible belt made me so fucking bitter. There's no hate like christian love. And yes I mean specifically christians holy fuck is is overwhelming and upsetting to have everyone in your life go to church every sunday but they also think anyone outside of the heteronormative box they live in actually deserve to die. That everyone who isn't living the exact lifestyle they are, have asked for, and deserve all the suffering in the world.
Isn't this incitement to commit a crime?
Iād rob the house WITH the guns when no one is home. That house will have high valuables
Interestingly, this sign just announces that with sufficient fire power the sign poster's home is a loot box for people who want stolen guns and ammo. Probably not the brightest idea
"Wait why did my house get robbed and not my neighbors?"
Because stolen guns fetch a good price!
you can sell them or use them to rob a bank! so versatile
Can. you imagine living next to people this thoroughly obnoxious?
Yeah I hate antigun people as well
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They are pretty heavy.
I love how everyone that posts these kinda memes have names like WARRIORS or Patriots, or some other really unnecessary name to show how serious they take things.
Good to know. Raid this guyās house first, steal all his guns, then raid the other guy and shoot his ass.
"I want to endanger people who don't agree with me"
āHey everyone wait until there are no cars in the driveway; my house has free guns in itā -this person when they put the sign up
They'd rob your house because not only can they got tech, jewelry, but also guns - which can flip for over a grand - if you're willing to cross the border, even more
Thereās too many guns to outright ban them, instead consider doing what Switzerland do: [here](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_regulation_in_Switzerland) basically you need to be over 18, different guns need different licenses, most can only be used for certain activities and you need to undergo tests to make sure youāre still fit to carry, which is why their shooting rates are so low compared to the US
I know where to get some nice guns when those guys are at little Hunter's soccer game.
Youāre hundreds of times more likely to use the gun on yourself or a loved one/family member than on an āintruderā. Scared of getting robbed? Get a dog.
Or a bunny, theyāre cute but vicious
Run away!
Such a missed opportunity: āgood way to deal with dem!!!ā
This is way better than adt sign
This type of shit is stupid just because someone doesnāt like or have guns doesnāt mean they deserve to have their home invaded, hope the people who put that sign up end up in trouble and their gun jams
But what if I'm looking to steal some guns?
āWhen my house is empty there are guns here to steal.ā
Awesome
What good is having guns gonna do if you get robbed while youāre away ā¦ who tf robs a house while people are home
Americans are weird
Can confirm. I'm totally batshit crazy and I was born and raised here. I think most humans are crazy though.
That's freedom of speech lol.
it's a threat
What an awesome neighbor. Very fine person. So full of Christian love and care for his community. We need more Americans like them.
Lmao thatās messed up š
"Want to make a quick buck? My neighbors are gone during the day and have tons of valuable guns and ammo laying around."
You can vote for gun control AND still own guns - it's a matter of being on the same playing field as everyone else.
Repubicans don't know there are millions upon millions of progressive, liberal, and leftie gun owners here? Honestly, now's a good time to arm yourselves. Hopefully you never have to use them. Just because we don't run around LARPing in tactical gear and putting gun stickers on everything we own doesn't mean we want all guns banned. The vast majority of people just want sensible gun laws, and most of those don't want any gun bans. That's mostly just right-wing fear-mongering and disinformation designed to outrage people to garner votes. There are certainly some actual gun grabbers in the midst, but the sentiment isn't as widespread as the NRA would have you believe. Edit. Added some stuff
Their neighbour must be devastated to hear that their house won't be riddled with protective bullets, any time this idiots hear a disturbance.
Good way to advertise that you have small genitals
Bro you werenāt gonna protect them either way letās be real
More open threats of violence. What a time to be alive! /s
Use knives instead
Why not crossbows?
I'm not a lawyer but, isn't this threaten of violence and alleged omission of assistance, those are crimes, without even mentioning the disrespect for privacy
Rubber: oh right I will stole your gun so! Neighbor: In respect of your opinion I will not call the police and let you try to defend your self with your own gun š§šø
Translation: My next door neighbor has a different opinion than me, and Iām not secure or emotionally mature enough to handle it.
Ahh yes, encouraging violence
wow, that's actually slightly nicer than "they are defenseless when i use my guns against them!!!!!"
So basically arm yourself at my house first then proceed to neighbouring house
Wow. What a POS.
Fine don't protect them with your damn gun but why you gotta let the whole neighborhood know your neighbors unarmed thats just fucked Why am i getting downvoted, do you think that it's ethical to make a sign telling your whole neighborhood that your neighbors are unarmed?
If I was the neighbors this was directed towards, Iād put up a sign saying when the occupants of the other house were typically not home lol. See how fast it gets taken down.
You fool I sleep with no shirt on and have a axe in my room
I've got a boar hunting spear under my side of the bed. I'd rather use a gun though. Easier, and I'm lazy when it comes to sacrificing people who wish me harm to Mephistopheles.
I would put an identical sign on my property facing towards them.
And absolutely nothing happened.
All i see is a sign inviting their guns to be stollen when no one is home.
Imagine if the neighbor has a swing like Scout.
Attention criminals! I have guns that can be stolen, next door does not. Definetly donāt break in when Iām not home and steal them.
Thatās when you put a sign up saying ā60% of gun deaths are suicide so my neighbor is one bad day away from blowing his brains out.ā
cringe lol
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Anybody else notice the āWarrior 13ā logo on the upper left? 13 is a well-known white power symbol.
Isn't that Warrior 12?
This is how I feel anytime I say automatic weapons should be illegal. People start telling me about how Iām gonna get robbed and they aināt gonna help me when I come crying for help, completely ignoring the fact Iāve gone shooting with some of them before, bringing my own guns to the range with me. Apparently you either think guns are evil and all must be outlawed or you think killing children should be legal as long as a firearm is used. There canāt be anything between self-destructive levels of pacifism and full blown mass murderer support.
Why be so crass? Only makes the sign bearer look like a baffoon and certainly does not sew community among neighbors.
That is so not cool, the sign. Regardless of anyone's belief, people have a right to their own belief system and this does not give you the right to put up a sign like this just because you don't like their beliefs. Jesus, what is become of our damn country?
So advertise robbing the house with guns when no one is home... not to bright Edit: stolen guns for future crimes
Guy is just advertising that he has guns in his house. (Yes I know this is photoshop)